Word: shona
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...popular vote in Africa's postcolonial history. Lord Soames, the British-appointed Governor, immediately asked him to form a government as Prime Minister-designate. The news sent thousands of jubilant blacks streaming into the streets, singing, dancing, crowing and wildly flapping their arms in emulation of Jongwe -the Shona word for Mugabe's campaign symbol, a rooster...
Tribal factors had much to do with his victory. Mugabe, like Muzorewa, is a member of the dominant Shona, who make up about 80% of the black population. But Muzorewa was so discredited by his association with the whites and his failure to deliver on campaign promises that most of the Shonas voted for Mugabe. Another reason for his success: Mugabe's guerrillas did the brunt of the fighting that, in the eyes of most Africans, forced the whites to accept majority rule...
...differences." Then Steele, with some strain showing in his face, told the new recruits: "Mugabe is our leader now. We are all fighting for one government." Behind him a ZANLA man sang the opening bars of the guerrillas' Zimbabwe national anthem and the blacks broke into a traditional Shona dance of celebration...
...southwestern town of Bulawayo lies the tomb of Cecil Rhodes, the English diamond millionaire who took the white man's burden to southern Africa and founded the colony that bore his name. Rhodes, even with his ambitious vision, could never have contemplated a black-ruled Rhodesia with a Shona tribesman at its head. Yet the two leaders had at least one thing in common: each had an almost mystical belief that his personal destiny was intertwined with that of this hauntingly beautiful country. As Robert Mugabe took on the burden of governing and rebuilding that war-torn land last...
...leaders, such as Sithole and James Chikerema. He could also form a postelection coalition with Muzorewa, who stands to win about 25 seats in the House but can no longer count on the undivided support of the 20-man white bloc. Mugabe, because of his support within the predominant Shona tribes, might win from 30 to 40 seats, but his leftist policies could make it difficult for him to form an effective coalition. If totally excluded from power, however, Mugabe's party could become an embittered and volatile opposition...