Robert Mugabe's nephew confirms burial at National Heroes Acre Robert Mugabe's nephew Leo confirms that the family have agreed to bury him in the National Heroes Acre monument in Harare. Mugabe, who ruled for 37 years until a coup in 2017, died in Singapore last week aged 95. His family and President Emmerson Mnangagwa had been at odds over where he would be buried after his body returned home on Wednesday. IMAGES of family and members of the public paying respects before Robert Mugabe's body in Rufaro Stadium AND SOUNDBITES of Leo Mugabe