History Zimbabwe

It Started off as an Ancient Civiliation

Great Zimbabwe

• 900-1500 AD
• The people were skilled in weaving and jewlery
• They were part of a trade network that went across the Indian Ocean

Colonial Era

In 1880 Cecil Rhodes (British South Africa Company) came...

• They colonized the area (made up of diff. tribes)
• Mining: precious metals and mineral resources
• Renamed Zimbabwe: Rhodesia
• Subjugated the people as labor
• More people from Egland moved into the territory

Unilateral Declaration of Independence

Civil Unrest

• considered an act of rebellion
• guerrilla war ensued
• leader: Nkomo (ZAPU)
• leader: Mugabe (ZANU)
• supported by communists and other African nations

Independence

Presidency

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• Leader of ZANU-PF
• Prime Minister of Zimbabwe: 1980–1987
• President of Zimbabwe: 1988–2014

Human Rights Abuses

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• Racism towards whites
• Persecutes Homosexuals
• Kills Political Opponents
• Murders Members of other Political party

In Power for 24 Years

Mugabe has brought Zimbabwe from Colonial Rule

And led them back to tyranny

The End