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.
From: Africa » Zimbabwe » Harare
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
