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Zimbabwe African National Union

Also known as ZANU

The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) was a nationalist movement formed in 1963 by a split from ZAPU, led from the mid-1970s by Robert Mugabe. Its armed wing, ZANLA, fought the Rhodesian government from bases in Mozambique. ZANU won the 1980 election, and in 1987 it absorbed ZAPU to form ZANU–PF, Zimbabwe's ruling party.

Zimbabwe African National Union
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Zimbabwe African National Union. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zimbabwe-african-national-union
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