April 18
Happy Independence Day, Zimbabwe!
Okay, well, maybe not so happy.
A quick scan of the blogosphere headlines reveals:
“Little Enthusiasm for Independence Day in Zimbabwe“ “Zimbabwe: A Gloomy Independence Day for a Former African Jewel“
and my favorite:
“What independence?“
According to the first article,
“Independence followed a seven-year war between nationalist blacks and the white-minority regime that left 27,000 people dead. Robert Mugabe was sworn in as president in 1980 and …Read more
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