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1985 – Voting for a one-party state

January 23, 2013
https://p.dw.com/p/19Cnv
Zimbabweans wait in a queue to cast their votes
Image: picture alliance/AP Photo

The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) political party won the national elections with a mandate to create a one-party state.

Many members in Joshua Nkomo's opposition party, the Zimbabwe African People's Union-Patriotic Front (ZAPU-PF), were arrested or killed.