Britain has stripped Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe of a
knighthood awarded by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994, the Foreign Office said
Wednesday.
A spokesman said the action was taken as a "mark of revulsion"
against the "abuse of human rights and abject disregard for
democracy" in Zimbabwe under Mugabe's regime.
The withdrawal of the knighthood, a rare event, was
recommended by Foreign Secretary David Miliband and approved by the queen, dpa reported.