Made by the Zimbabwean sculptor Dominic Benhura, it was unveiled in 2016 but was subject to criticism and mockery for its design.
[1] Mugabe had been prime minister and later President of Zimbabwe since the country transitioned from Rhodesia and gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1980.
[4] A number of commentators accused it of looking like "Superman taking off drunk" or characters from The Simpsons.
[7] Mugabe said he liked it and called for respect for the sculptor who had made it after inspecting another statue of himself that he had commissioned.
[3][8] This came after it was revealed Mugabe had spent $5 million on two more statues of himself made in North Korea to be erected after his death.