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UMass students aim to revoke honorary degree for Mugabe

President Robert Mugabe was once known for his opposition to apartheid. President Robert Mugabe was once known for his opposition to apartheid.
By James Vaznis
Globe Staff / April 6, 2007

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Student leaders at the University of Massachusetts at Boston are calling on trustees to revoke an honorary degree given more than 20 years ago to Robert Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe, who is increasingly scorned worldwide for what many consider a brutal and bloody regime. (Full article: 732 words)

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