Former First lady of Zimbabwe; wife of Robert Mugabe
Grace Mugabe
Mugabe in 2013
First Lady of Zimbabwe
In role 17 August 1996 – 21 November 2017
President
Robert Mugabe
Preceded by
Sally Mugabe
Succeeded by
Auxillia Mnangagwa
6th Secretary of the ZANU–PF Women's League
In office 6 December 2014 – December 2017
Preceded by
Oppah Muchinguri
Succeeded by
Mabel Chinomona
Personal details
Born
Grace Ntombizodwa Marufu
(1965-07-23) 23 July 1965 (age 58) Benoni, South Africa[1]
Political party
ZANU-PF (2014–2017, expelled)
Spouses
Stanley Goreraza
(m. 1983; div. 1996)
Robert Mugabe
(m. 1996; died 2019)
Children
4, including Bona and Robert Mugabe junior
Residence
Harare, Zimbabwe
Education
Renmin University of China University of Zimbabwe (disputed)
Occupation
Entrepreneur
politician
Nickname
Gucci Grace
Grace Ntombizodwa Mugabe (née Marufu; born 23 July 1965)[2] is a Zimbabwean entrepreneur, politician and the widow of the late President Robert Mugabe. She served as the First Lady of Zimbabwe from 1996[3] until her husband's resignation in November 2017,[4] a week after he was ousted from power.[5] Starting as a secretary to Mugabe, she rose in the ranks of the ruling ZANU–PF party to become the head of its Women's League and a key figure in the Generation 40 faction. At the same time, she gained a reputation for privilege and extravagance during a period of economic turmoil in the country.[6] She was given the nickname Gucci Grace due to her extravagance.[7] She was expelled from the party, with other G40 members, during the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état.
Mugabe was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2014.[8]
^"Grace Mugabe: From Chivu to Gracelands". The Zimbabwe Independent. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
^"Executive Order: Blocking Property of Persons Undermining Democratic Processes Or Institutions in Zimbabwe". The White House. 7 March 2003. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
^Verkaik, Robert (6 April 2008). "The love that made Robert Mugabe a monster". The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
^"Zimbabwe's President Mugabe 'resigns'". BBC News. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
^"Robert Mugabe says 'disgraceful' Zimbabwe coup must be undone". The Guardian. Agence-France Presse. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
^Utton, Dominic (16 November 2017) "Grace Mugabe: Typist who became the wicked power behind Mugabe’s throne is gone" Daily Express
^"Grace Mugabe: the rags to riches rise and fall of 'Gucci Grace'". the Guardian. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^newsday (5 December 2014). "Trevor Ncube among most influential persons in Africa". NewsDay Zimbabwe. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
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