Mugabe and Zimbabwe: 50 years of struggle

Robert Mugabe’s letter of resignation brings to an end his 37-year-old leadership in Zimbabwe. During that time he went from respected freedom fighter who overturned white minority rule to a brutal dictator. He promised racial harmony, but instead tore apart the once-prosperous country. White farmers had their valuable lands seized on his orders and given to the families of resistance fighters.


00:11 THE BUSH WAR

02:10 NEGOTIATIONS

02:47 INDEPENDENCE

03:38 MATABELELAND KILLINGS

07:28 FARM INVASIONS

20:40 THE MDC CHALLENGE

24:04 THE BRITISH ISSUE

30:44 ‘DISCARDING THE FILTH’

35:12 A ZIMBABWE COALITION

38:40 A PERIOD OF GRACE

42:55 ‘NOT A COUP’



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