A torn nation.
In an attempt to gain votes for the coming election, please the civil-war veterans (they'd had their fund looted by high governmental officials), revenge his earlier imprisonment andto flex his political muscles - he conducted the disastrous landreform.
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The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded... [read more]
The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded... [read more] Blog: The whim of a dictator
Date: November 27th 2006
Date: November 27th 2006
One by one the big overland truck companies arrived.
To the chorus of the Soft-Rock band Toto’s “Africa” the trucks would park, open their doors and - like if someone had opened a tap - emptying its content of party-longing-tourists in yet another place to spend their greenbacks. Some pitch their tents - others head straight to the bar. The Victoria Falls. A guaranteed ... read moreComment on A torn nation.
- Africa: January 2006 to March 2008. Morocco to Ethiopia via South Africa.
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