Zimbabwe African National Union
Zimbabwe African National Union | |
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Founders | Enos Nkala, Ndabaningi Sithole, Edgar Tekere, Herbert Chitepo, Leopold Takawira, Washington Malianga, Herbert Ushewokunze |
Founded | 8 August 1963 |
Dissolved | 1975 |
Split from | Zimbabwe African People's Union |
Succeeded by | ZANU–PF ZANU – Ndonga |
Ideology | African nationalism African socialism Pan-Africanism |
Political position | Left-wing |
Colours | Green, yellow |
The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) was a militant socialist organisation that fought against white-minority rule in Rhodesia, formed as a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) in 1963. ZANU split in 1975 into wings loyal to Robert Mugabe and Ndabaningi Sithole, later respectively called ZANU–PF and ZANU–Ndonga. These two sub-divisions ran separately at the 1980 general election, where ZANU–PF has been in power ever since, and ZANU–Ndonga a minor opposition party.
Formation
ZANU was formed 8 August 1963
Operations in exile
Most of ZANU's operations were planned from exile, where the party leadership was based throughout the 1970s, when the party had offices in
]Relationship with armed wing
The Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) was ZANU's military wing.[4][unreliable source?][5]
Leadership and splits
There were two splits within ZANU prior to independence. The first was with Nathan Shamuyarira and others leaving to join the Front for the Liberation of Zimbabwe (FROLIZI) in 1973[6] after Shamuyarira's bid for the party leadership was defeated by Chitepo.[3]
Following the assassination of Chitepo on 18 March 1975, Sithole assumed leadership of the party, but faced immediate opposition from the more militant wing of ZANU, as Sithole was a proponent of détente.
Zimbabwe independence
At the
See also
- Politics of Zimbabwe
- Rhodesian propaganda war
- Zimbabwe African Peoples Union(ZAPU)
References
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- ISBN 1-59221-275-1.
- ^ a b c d David Martin; Phyllis Johnson (1981). The Struggle for Zimbabwe: the Chimurenga war. Zimbabwe Publishing House.
- ^ Smith, Ian (1997). The Great Betrayal. London: Blake Publishing.
- ^ Reed, Douglas (1966). The Battle for Rhodesia. Cape Town: Haum (Standard Press, Ltd.).
- ^ Fay Chung; Preben Kaarsholm (2006). Re-living the second Chimurenga: memories from the liberation struggle in Zimbabwe. Stylus Publishing. p. 160.
- ^ Fay Chung; Preben Kaarsholm (2006). Re-living the second Chimurenga: memories from the liberation struggle in Zimbabwe. Stylus Publishing. p. 105.
- ^ Fay Chung; Preben Kaarsholm (2006). Re-living the second Chimurenga: memories from the liberation struggle in Zimbabwe. Stylus Publishing. p. 146.
- ^ Fay Chung; Preben Kaarsholm (2006). Re-living the second Chimurenga: memories from the liberation struggle in Zimbabwe. Stylus Publishing. p. 158.
- ^ ISBN 9781135013486. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ Lord Soames, "From Rhodesia to Zimbabwe." International Affairs 56#3 (1980): 405–419. online
- ISSN 0001-9909.