Adrianna Hodges
Mrs. Borrego
English 12, 4th block
29 September 2014
Mugabe’s Massacre
Robert Mugabe, age 90, is the current president of Zimbabwe. As leader of the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front, a militant gang and political party, elections which he partakes in are always won by unfairness. His dictatorship has risen in great power; Mugabe’s rule has lasted since 1980. Robert Mugabe and his family live an extravagant life. The family is known for large parties and weddings, and Grace Mugabe, Mugabe’s wife, is famous for her enormous shopping trips. As rich as his family is, Mugabe has not been able to help his country out of poverty. Zimbabwe is in a poor and destitute state where people are starving and are not able to …show more content…
The Prime Minister of the time banned the NDP in September 1961. Joshua Nkomo, a member of the Ndebele tribe in Zimbabwe founded the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union, a reformed version of the NDP. Mugabe left the party in 1963 and joined the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU). Influenced by the Pan African Congress in South Africa, ZANU was governed by Maoism doctrine, a communist doctrine of the Chinese Leader, Mao Zedong, concerning guerilla warfare and revolutionists movement. Mugabe was signed on as Secretary General under the rule of Ndabaningi Sithole. Many nationalists parties fought over the conflicts with black townships. The destruction of both parties attributed to the pillaging of and burning down of many stores and homes. The government charged and arrested countless revolutionary incendiaries. While still incarcerated, Robert Mugabe was elected to reign over the ZANU party. Even though he abstained from voting, he eventually became the successor in 1975 as many leaders were killed or died from other causes. Mugabe transformed the party into a militant group. He also established a peace treaty with ZAPU leading to forming the ZANU Patriotic Front. Mugabe ran for election as Prime Minister, the countries main leadership position, in 1980 and won. Later, he became Zimbabwe’s first executive head of …show more content…
Robin Palmer, the Land Policy Adviser of Oxfam International for Great Britain, relies that Mugabe originally accepted a “willing seller, willing buyer formula for land reform, trusting that the British would come forward with the generous funding they seemed to promise” (Palmer 1). However, Mugabe believes that the Africans should take back their land from the British and the United States. The Christian Science Monitor quotes Mugabe, “‘We say no to whites owning our land and they should go. They can own companies and apartments, but not the soil. It is ours and that message should ring loud and clear in Britain and the United States’” (Robert 2). Mugabe is against white farmers owning land. Zimbabwe’s independence from other countries greatly sparked revolution. According to the British Broadcasting Network, he believes that Britain and the United States will take too much power from him: “Mr Mugabe adopted a ‘Look East’ policy during Zimbabwe’s political isolation and alienation from the West in the early 2000s” (Zimbabwe 1). Zimbabwe relies on surrounding nations for help, and, since Mugabe will not make amends with Britain and United States, Zimbabwe depends mainly on
Mrs. Borrego
English 12, 4th block
29 September 2014
Mugabe’s Massacre
Robert Mugabe, age 90, is the current president of Zimbabwe. As leader of the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front, a militant gang and political party, elections which he partakes in are always won by unfairness. His dictatorship has risen in great power; Mugabe’s rule has lasted since 1980. Robert Mugabe and his family live an extravagant life. The family is known for large parties and weddings, and Grace Mugabe, Mugabe’s wife, is famous for her enormous shopping trips. As rich as his family is, Mugabe has not been able to help his country out of poverty. Zimbabwe is in a poor and destitute state where people are starving and are not able to …show more content…
The Prime Minister of the time banned the NDP in September 1961. Joshua Nkomo, a member of the Ndebele tribe in Zimbabwe founded the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union, a reformed version of the NDP. Mugabe left the party in 1963 and joined the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU). Influenced by the Pan African Congress in South Africa, ZANU was governed by Maoism doctrine, a communist doctrine of the Chinese Leader, Mao Zedong, concerning guerilla warfare and revolutionists movement. Mugabe was signed on as Secretary General under the rule of Ndabaningi Sithole. Many nationalists parties fought over the conflicts with black townships. The destruction of both parties attributed to the pillaging of and burning down of many stores and homes. The government charged and arrested countless revolutionary incendiaries. While still incarcerated, Robert Mugabe was elected to reign over the ZANU party. Even though he abstained from voting, he eventually became the successor in 1975 as many leaders were killed or died from other causes. Mugabe transformed the party into a militant group. He also established a peace treaty with ZAPU leading to forming the ZANU Patriotic Front. Mugabe ran for election as Prime Minister, the countries main leadership position, in 1980 and won. Later, he became Zimbabwe’s first executive head of …show more content…
Robin Palmer, the Land Policy Adviser of Oxfam International for Great Britain, relies that Mugabe originally accepted a “willing seller, willing buyer formula for land reform, trusting that the British would come forward with the generous funding they seemed to promise” (Palmer 1). However, Mugabe believes that the Africans should take back their land from the British and the United States. The Christian Science Monitor quotes Mugabe, “‘We say no to whites owning our land and they should go. They can own companies and apartments, but not the soil. It is ours and that message should ring loud and clear in Britain and the United States’” (Robert 2). Mugabe is against white farmers owning land. Zimbabwe’s independence from other countries greatly sparked revolution. According to the British Broadcasting Network, he believes that Britain and the United States will take too much power from him: “Mr Mugabe adopted a ‘Look East’ policy during Zimbabwe’s political isolation and alienation from the West in the early 2000s” (Zimbabwe 1). Zimbabwe relies on surrounding nations for help, and, since Mugabe will not make amends with Britain and United States, Zimbabwe depends mainly on