Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, celebrating his 90th birthday before thousands of people at a soccer stadium Sunday, urged the nation to shun homosexuality.
“I feel as youthful and energetic as a boy of 9,” said Mugabe, at the event near Harare. More than 45,000 people gathered at the stadium, said organizers from Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party.
Mugabe gave his trademark clenched-fist salute to the crowd, as he and his wife, Grace, stood at the back of a truck that drove around the stadium.
He cut a 200-pound cake, and 90 cows were butchered for the massive party, estimated to cost $1 million.
On Sunday, he looked robust, speaking to the crowd for an hour. “We don’t accept homosexuality here. God made men and women so they can bear children,” Mugabe said.
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