But, he was increasingly criticized for governing autocratically, with emasculated courts and congress, long after the guerrilla threat had subsided.
Mr Farron was quoted in the Mail on Sunday suggesting that the Lib Dem brand would be tainted for a generation by governing with the Conservatives.
At the Lib Dem conference in March, Mr Farron - seen by some as a frontrunner to succeed Nick Clegg - was quoted in the Mail on Sunday suggesting the party's brand would be tainted for a generation by governing with the Conservatives.
"If South Africa, the African Union and the international community fold their arms, then Zimbabwe can descend into chaos," warned Mr. Mangoma, a leader in the Movement for Democratic Change, or M.D.C., the party that fought Mr. Mugabe's rule for a decade before regional leaders pressured it into governing with him for the past two years.
Mr. Mugabe, who has ruled for 29 years, is now governing with his rival, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change, who spent the past three weeks in Western capitals seeking assistance for Zimbabwe's devastated economy.
A lifelong bachelor who was close to his six sisters, and lived in the servants' quarters of his family mansion, Mr. Balaguer was hated for governing his nation with an iron fist, particularly during his first 12 years in office.
"The more time you spend fund-raising, the less time you have for governing, or meeting with your constituents," said Dave Levinthal, a journalist and communications director for the Center for Responsive Politics.
Most belong to the Movement for Democratic Change, which is now governing with Mr. Mugabe.
[Editorial] And he clearly laid out a vision for governing squarely at odds with the one that Mr. Romney has, but was hidden from view at last week's Republican convention in Tampa, Fla.
Houthi leaders want their interests protected, but don't want responsibility for governing an impoverished country with failing public services.
