Foreword
Zimbabwe, formerly the British colony of Rhodesia, has a long history of conflict. Forthe last three decades, its fortunes have been tied to those of its president,Robert Mugabe, who wrested control from a whiteminority government in 1980 to become the country’s first black leader.President Mugabe’s Zimbabwe African National Union(ZANU) has been the dominant political party ever since. At thestart, Mugabe, a Marxist, ruled in a conciliatory manner, yet factionaldifferences continued between the ZANU Party and the Zimbabwe African People’sUnion (ZAPU) Party. ZAPU is led by Joshua Nkomo, Mugabe’s former ally in the “Patriotic Front, which foughtfor independence from minority…
