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It was over twenty years ago when Zimbabwe received its independence, and the country had likelihood to become an African success story: “good soil, lots of mineral resources and a new government that spoke of modernization and reform.” Although today ....

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.... between black and white incomes and black Zimbabweans wanted their fair share of the chief farming territory that had been previously owned by the white settlers from the 1890’s till today (TIME). Zimbabwe went bankrupted after the long war for freedom and the economy was even weakened by the huge emigration of Europeans and a drought in the early 1980’s (TIME). The slow pace land reform led to tension in Matabeleland in southwestern Zimbabw and Zanu. But now, they were rivals and the tensions between them and their ethnic groups increased as the government accused ZAPU's leader, Joshua Nkomo, of induced violence in the region. The g ....