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ZANU PF
History of Zimbabwe
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| 1976 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
The Patriotic Front (PF) is originally formed in 1976 as a political and military alliance between ZAPU and ZANU during the war against white minority rule in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia)
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1980 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
The election is won by Robert Mugabe and ZANU-PF, with Joshua Nkomo and his PF-ZAPU retaining a stronghold in the province of Matabeleland
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ZANU allies itself with the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) in the Patriotic Front (PF), the two parties adopting the names ZANU-PF and PF-ZAPU respectively, but they split after achieving majority rule
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1987 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
Mugabe & Nkomo merge their parties to form Zanu-PF, ending the violence in southern areas
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1987 | Nkomo, Joshua | |
Mugabe & Nkomo merge their parties to form Zanu-PF, ending the violence in southern areas
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1988 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
After 8 years of "low-level" civil war termed Gukurahundi, the opposition Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), led by Joshua Nkomo, merges with ZANU to form ZANU-PF with the added moniker of Patriotic Front
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A step towards a one party state
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22nd Dec ZAPU merges into the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF)
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1988 | Nkomo, Joshua | |
After 8 years of "low-level" civil war termed Gukurahundi, the opposition Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), led by Joshua Nkomo, merges with ZANU to form ZANU-PF with the added moniker of Patriotic Front
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A Unity Accord is signed between the two parties; PF-ZAPU is merged into ZANU-PF, effectively establishing a one-party state dominated Robert Mugabe and ZANU-PF, Joshua Nkomo becomes one of two vice-presidents
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1990 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
A Unity Accord is signed between the two parties; PF-ZAPU is merged into ZANU-PF, effectively establishing a one-party state dominated Robert Mugabe and ZANU-PF, Joshua Nkomo becomes one of two vice-presidents
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2004 | Mujuru, Joyce | |
Dec At the December 2004 five-year conference, Joyce Mujuru, a Zezeru Shona like Mugabe and whose husband Solomon Mujuru is the retired head of the armed forces, is elevated to the post of vice-president of the party (first woman to hold that office)
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