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{{Evil Organization
{{Evil Organization
|Box title    = Evil Organization
|Box title    = Evil Organization
|Image       = Flag of ZANU-PF.svg
|image       = [[File:ZANU-PF.png|thumb|319px]]
|size  =  
|size  =  
|fullname = Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front
|fullname = Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front
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|foundation = 22 December 1987
|foundation = 22 December 1987
|headquarters = Harare, Zimbabwe
|headquarters = Harare, Zimbabwe
|commanders = [[Emmerson Mnangagwa]] (2017 - present)<br>[[Robert Mugabe]] (1987 - 2017)
|commanders = Emmerson Mnangagwa<br>[[Robert Mugabe]] (formerly)
|agents =
|agents =
|skills =  
|skills =  
|goals = Retain total control over Zimbabwe (successful)<br>Take land from white farmers and give it to black farmers (partially successful)
|goals = Retain total control over Zimbabwe (successful)<br>Take land from white farmers and give it to black farmers (partially successful)
|crimes = Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Destruction of property<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Racism]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>Mutilation<br>[[Cruelty to animals]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Persecution of Christians]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]
|crimes = Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Destruction of property<br>Xenophobia<br>Racism
|type of villains = Corrupt Political Party|type of villain=Corrupt Political Party}}
|type of villains = Corrupt Political Party}}{{Quote|Unity, peace and development.|The ZANU-PF motto.}}
{{Quote|Unity, peace and development.|The ZANU-PF motto.}}
The '''Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front''' is a political organization which has been the ruling party of Zimbabwe since independence in 1980. The party was led for many years under [[Robert Mugabe]], first as Prime Minister with the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) and then as President from 1987 after the merger with the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) and retaining the name ZANU–PF, until 2017, when he was removed as leader. Currently the leader of the ZANU-PF is Emmerson Mnangagwa, the incumbent President of Zimbabwe.
The '''Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front''' is a political organization which has been the ruling party of Zimbabwe since independence in 1980. The party was led for many years under [[Robert Mugabe]], first as Prime Minister with the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) and then as President from 1987 after the merger with the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) and retaining the name ZANU–PF, until 2017, when he was removed as leader. Currently the leader of the ZANU-PF is Emmerson Mnangagwa, the incumbent President of Zimbabwe.


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On 19 November 2017, ZANU-PF sacked Robert Mugabe as party leader, who resigned two days later, and appointed former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa in his place.
On 19 November 2017, ZANU-PF sacked Robert Mugabe as party leader, who resigned two days later, and appointed former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa in his place.
==History==
ZANU was founded by Ndabaningi Sithole, Henry Hamadziripi, Mukudzei Midzi, Herbert Chitepo, Edgar Tekere, and Leopold Takawira at the house of former Defence Minister Enos Nkala in Highfield in August 1963.


The Patriotic Front (PF) was formed as a political and military alliance between ZAPU and ZANU during the war against white minority rule in Rhodesia (now called Zimbabwe). The PF included the Soviet Union-backed ZAPU, which was led by Joshua Nkomo and operated mainly from Zambia, and the Chinese-backed ZANU led by Robert Mugabe, which operated mainly from neighbouring Mozambique. Both movements contributed to their respective military forces. ZAPU's military wing was known as the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) and ZANU's guerrillas were known as the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army. The objective of the PF was to overthrow the predominantly white minority government, headed by the Prime Minister [[Ian Smith]], through political pressure and military force.
Their common goal was achieved in 1980, following the Lancaster House Agreement of December 1979, when the United Kingdom granted independence to Zimbabwe following a brief period of direct British control. During the 1980 general election campaign, the PF parties competed separately as ZANU–Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF) and Patriotic Front–ZAPU (PF–ZAPU). The election was won by Mugabe and ZANU–PF, with Nkomo and his PF–ZAPU retaining a stronghold in the provinces of Matabeleland.
In December 1981, agents of South Africa's [[Apartheid]] government bombed party headquarters, nearly killing many senior ZANU–PF leaders, including Robert Mugabe.
In December 1987, after five years of the low-level [[Civil War|civil war]] known as ''Gukurahundi'', the opposition ZAPU, led by Nkomo, was absorbed through the Unity Accord with ZANU to form an official ZANU–PF.
==Villainy==
The ZANU-PF have shown villainous traits in pushing Mugabe's racist policies against whites in Zimbabwe; particularly during Mugabe's land reform campaigns. Mugabe pursued a more left-wing populist policy on the issue of land redistribution in 2000s, encouraging seizure of commercial farms—usually owned by Zimbabwe's white minority—"for the benefit of landless black peasants."The inauguration speech of President Mnangagwa threw this program's support into question since he said that the "government is committed to work on a compensation plan for former land owners." The compulsory acquisition of commercial farmland without compensation was discontinued in early 2018.
The ZANU-PF have shown villainous traits in pushing Mugabe's racist policies against whites in Zimbabwe; particularly during Mugabe's land reform campaigns. Mugabe pursued a more left-wing populist policy on the issue of land redistribution in 2000s, encouraging seizure of commercial farms—usually owned by Zimbabwe's white minority—"for the benefit of landless black peasants."The inauguration speech of President Mnangagwa threw this program's support into question since he said that the "government is committed to work on a compensation plan for former land owners." The compulsory acquisition of commercial farmland without compensation was discontinued in early 2018.


They were also responsible for the ''[[Gukurahundi]]'', a series of ethnic massacres and [[pogrom]]s carried out against Zimbabwe's Ndebele population from 1983 to 1987 as a way of silencing dissidents. Those who weren't killed were imprisoned in [[concentration camp]]s. The massacres have been classified as a [[genocide]] by the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), who have estimated that more than 20,000 people were killed.
They were also responsible for the ''[[Gukurahundi]]'', a series of ethnic massacres and [[pogrom]]s carried out against Zimbabwe's Ndebele population from 1983 to 1987 as a way of silencing dissidents. These massacres have been classified as a [[genocide]] by the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), who have estimated that more than 20,000 people were killed.
 
Many blame ZANU–PF for neglecting to deal with Zimbabwe's problem with the mounting 2008 Zimbabwean cholera outbreak, which by the start of December 2008 had already killed between 500 and 3,000 people.


Despite Robert Mugabe's removal from power, the conditions in Zimbabwe under the ZANU-PF government have changed very little. Millions are again on the brink of starvation. The economy is once again in free fall: inflation is running at 175 percent; fuel prices have increased almost 500 percent since the beginning of the year, resulting in protests on January 2020; there are widespread shortages of electricity and water; and the national cell phone company is about to collapse. The army has been sent in to deal with those who protest, leaving more than a dozen dead.
Despite Robert Mugabe's removal from power, the conditions in Zimbabwe under the ZANU-PF government have changed very little. Millions are again on the brink of starvation. The economy is once again in free fall: inflation is running at 175 percent; fuel prices have increased almost 500 percent since the beginning of the year; there are widespread shortages of electricity and water; and the national cell phone company is about to collapse. The army has been sent in to deal with those who protest, leaving more than a dozen dead.
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