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|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 | |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}}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. | |type of villains = Corrupt Political Party}}{{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. | |||
At the 2008 parliamentary election, the ZANU–PF lost sole control of parliament for the first time in party history and brokered a difficult power-sharing deal with the Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai (MDC), but subsequently won the 2013 election and gained a two-thirds majority. | At the 2008 parliamentary election, the ZANU–PF lost sole control of parliament for the first time in party history and brokered a difficult power-sharing deal with the Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai (MDC), but subsequently won the 2013 election and gained a two-thirds majority. | ||
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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. | ||
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. 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. | 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. | ||
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| “ | 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.
At the 2008 parliamentary election, the ZANU–PF lost sole control of parliament for the first time in party history and brokered a difficult power-sharing deal with the Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai (MDC), but subsequently won the 2013 election and gained a two-thirds majority.
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.
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 pogroms 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.
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.