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The Body of Zimbabwe's former President, Robert Mugabe , is held in his birthplace, after the sparsely-attended state funeral in the capital, Harare.

African leaders welcomed Mr Mugabe as a liberation Hero , while current Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said: "our home is in tears".

But most of the seats in the 60,000-capacity stadium were empty.

the people in Zimbabwe, said Many, you'd be The Ceremony to avoid, because of the repression of Mr Mugabe's characterized later as a rule.

The country's economy is in crisis, with rising inflation and unemployment, and some blame this on the former leader.

"are We happier now that he is gone from us. Why should I go to his funeral? I don't have fuel," a Harare resident to the AFP news Agency said. "We don't want to hear any more of him to know. He is The Cause of our problems. "

Mr Mugabe, The Body is seen, is reports from The Public in his rural home town, Kutama, on Sunday, the local media.

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By Andrew Harding , BBC Africa correspondent

The audience was concentrated on one side of the stadium, while The Other side is almost empty

the sun is shining, enthusiastic crowds, and a loving, emotional farewell to Robert Mugabe at The National Sports Stadium here in Harare. True. But only up to a certain point.

As The Coffin with Zimbabwean father was wheeled into the stadium, it was immediately and unpleasantly clear that only a few thousand members of The Public had made the effort to show up for this funeral.

African leaders, past and present, filed into the stadium to the applause in addition to veterans of The Continent to its liberation struggles. Mr Mnangagwa - The Man who overthrew Mr Mugabe two years ago - was sitting only two seats to the widow grace away from Mr Mugabe.

The Public duties of the Mugabe's role as a liberation Hero - Paid , by a series of speakers, including Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta , came in sharp contrast to The Last words of the Mugabe family, who own representative, Walter Chidhakwa, whose voice was brittle when he spoke of his uncle The Last few years, after he was removed from office.

"He was a sad man. A sad, sad, sad man. It was a hard and painful journey. "

It was a strong reference to the clear tensions that exist between the current government and the Mugabe family.

More Than a dozen current and former African heads of state and government attended The Funeral , hailing Mr Mugabe as a pan-Africanist, who had devoted his life to the people of Zimbabwe.

Mr Kenyatta said he was unwavering in his insistence that Africa demanded problems, African solutions.

Later, the crowds booed and South Africa , mocked-African President Cyril Ramaphosa - which is obviously a response to the xenophobic violence in South Africa in The Last few months.

He acknowledged that the Boos with the words: "in The Past Two Weeks , we as South Africans, through a challenging time. We have a violent outbreak in some parts of Our Country ... This has led to, as I can hear, respond, to the death and injury of A Number of people".

But he insisted: "We as South Africans are not xenophobic".

when and where is Mugabe to be buried?

The Funeral follows a row between the Mugabe family and the government over his funeral.

It was now agreed that he be buried in The National Heroes' Acre monument in Harare, His Family says.

the family spokesperson and nephew, Leo Mugabe says should be in about a month, when the new Shrine for Mugabe, will be built in the existing Heroes' Acre .

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Earlier plans for a funeral on Sunday appear to have been cancelled.

Mugabe, who was 95, died last week in a treatment in Singapore.

Who Robert Mugabe is?

Mugabe has been Zimbabwe, the first leader, after the country became independent in 1980. He held on to power for almost four decades, ousted in 2017 coup.

During his early years, he was caring to be praised for expanding access to health and education for the Black Majority .

But his later years were marked by violent repression of his political opponents and Zimbabwe's economic ruin. A growing number of critics mocked him as a dictator.

He seized land from white owners in 2000.

Mugabe famously declared that only God could remove him from office.

In 2017, he was placed under House Arrest and four days later, replaced as the leader of his Zanu-PF party, its former vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa .

Mugabe initially refused to withdraw. But, on the 21st of November, as a movement to impeach him has been debated in the Zimbabwean Parliament, the speaker of The House of Assembly is known, that he made finally his office.

Mugabe a deal negotiated, the protected keep him and His Family from the danger of future persecution, and enabled him, his various business interests. He was also granted A House , servants, vehicles, and full diplomatic Status .

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Source of news: bbc.com