Zimbabwe got its independence from the United Kingdom in 1980, and since then, it's been ruled by Robert Mugabe, who was its first prime ministers and he became Zimbabwe's president in 1987.
During the rule of Gamal Abdel Nasser girls were encouraged to go to school, and women exhorted to join the workforce, as part of the general push for economic development.
During a church service in Cape Town, retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu said Mandela helped lead the country to reconciliation as he dismantled white minority rule.