Zimbabwe · Politics / ZANU. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Patriotic Front (PF) is originally formed in 1976 as a political and military alliance between ZAPU and ZANU during the war against white minority rule in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia). The objective of the Patriotic Front was to overthrow the white minority regime of Ian Smith by means of political pressure and military force
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