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“Nearly 2 million illegal aliens — out of an area population of 20 million — are there unlawfully, encouraged by sanctuary-city policies and local officials’ avowed aim to thwart federal enforcement efforts.”

The president and avowed Andrew Lloyd Webber fan will also honor Michael Crawford, who played the titular role in “The Phantom of the Opera” when it debuted on Broadway.

For one, the country has seen a rise in right-wing, often avowed anti-feminist beliefs in young men, who seem to oppose any challenge to traditional gender roles.

An avowed Zanu-PF supporter he has previously attributed his success to the party's empowerment policy, which was launched in 2013 and forced all companies to cede economic control to black Zimbabweans.

"You get such a sense of achievement when you are able to get it among such fierce competition," says avowed fan Fiona Zhang.