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(Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, AP)
(Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, AP)

Harare - Zimbabwe's state media on Sunday praised President Robert Mugabe's "intellectual clarity" and "ideological steadfastness" a day after the longtime leader celebrated his 91st birthday with a huge party and eight cakes.

The state-run Sunday Mail said Mugabe, who has been in power in Zimbabwe for nearly 35 years, was "one of a dying breed of politicians".

"The thing is, they don't make them like President Mugabe anymore," the paper said in its editorial, claiming that Zimbabweans "love their president".

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