Zimbabwe

The Republic of Zimbabwe is a country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west, Zambia to the north and Mozambique to the east

Politics

Main article: Politics of Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe is a republic, with an executive president and a unicameral Parliament, formerly known as the House of Assembly. Robert Mugabe, elected Prime Minister in 1980, revised the constitution in 1987 to make himself President, and in 1990 to abolish the Senate. Zanu PF President Mugabe's affiliated party have won every election since independence 18 April 1980. In some quarters corruption and rigging elections have been stated. In particular the elections of 1990 were nationally and internationally condemned as being rigged, with the second-placing party, Edgar Tekere's Zimbabwe Unity Movement, winning only 20% of the vote. Presidential elections were last held in 2002 amid allegations of vote-rigging, intimidation, and fraud. The next Presidential elections are to be held 2008. The major opposition party at the moment is the Movement for Democratic Change.

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Republic - Executive president - Unicameral - Parliament - House of Assembly - 1980 - Constitution - 1987 - 1990 - Senate - Zanu PF - 18 April - Edgar Tekere's - Zimbabwe Unity Movement - 2002 - 2008 - Movement for Democratic Change

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The 2005 Zimbabwe parliamentary elections were held on March 31. Evidence of widespread rigging is surfacing already and the Archbishop Pius Ncube has called for a peaceful, Orange revolution-like uprising. Sokwanele and Zvakwana (words meaning 'enough is enough' in Ndebele and Shona respectively) make up a popular underground protest movement based in Zimbabwe.

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2005 Zimbabwe parliamentary elections - March 31 - Pius Ncube - Orange revolution - Sokwanele - Zvakwana - Protest

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