United African National Council
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The United African National Council (UANC) is a political party in Zimbabwe
.
In 1979, led by Bishop Abel Muzorewa
, the UANC Party held formal power in Zimbabwe during the short-lived period of the Internal Settlement
. For this short period of time, Zimbabwe (which had been called Rhodesia
) became known as Zimbabwe Rhodesia
.
In 1980, during the Zimbabwean parliamentary election, the UANC Party was generally defeated by Robert Mugabe
's Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) Party. The UANC Party was unable to win any parliamentary seats in the 1985 and 1990 elections.
Mugabe and his ZANU-PF Party have had almost total control over Zimbabwe since the early 1990s. But, with the economy of Zimbabwe in ruins, Muzorewa
considered running again in 2008.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
.
In 1979, led by Bishop Abel Muzorewa
Abel Muzorewa
Bishop Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia from the Internal Settlement to the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979...
, the UANC Party held formal power in Zimbabwe during the short-lived period of the Internal Settlement
Internal Settlement
The Internal Settlement was the agreement between Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith and Abel Muzorewa in 1978.-Negotiations:Fed up with the sanctions leveled against Rhodesia by the international community and outright political pressure from South Africa, Great Britain and the United States, the...
. For this short period of time, Zimbabwe (which had been called Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
) became known as Zimbabwe Rhodesia
Zimbabwe Rhodesia
Zimbabwe Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Zimbabwe Rhodesia, was an unrecognized state that existed from 1 June 1979 to 12 December 1979...
.
In 1980, during the Zimbabwean parliamentary election, the UANC Party was generally defeated by Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe
Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the President of Zimbabwe. As one of the leaders of the liberation movement against white-minority rule, he was elected into power in 1980...
's Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) Party. The UANC Party was unable to win any parliamentary seats in the 1985 and 1990 elections.
Mugabe and his ZANU-PF Party have had almost total control over Zimbabwe since the early 1990s. But, with the economy of Zimbabwe in ruins, Muzorewa
Abel Muzorewa
Bishop Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia from the Internal Settlement to the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979...
considered running again in 2008.
See also
- Zimbabwe Rhodesia general election, 1979Zimbabwe Rhodesia general election, 1979The Zimbabwe Rhodesia general election of April 1979 was held under the internal settlement negotiated by the Rhodesian Front government of Ian Smith intended to provide a peaceful transition to majority rule on terms not harmful to Rhodesians of European descent...
- 51 of 100 seats - Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 1980Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 1980General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia in February 1980 in order to elect a government which would govern the country after it was granted independence as Zimbabwe, in accordance with the conclusions of the Lancaster House Agreement...
- 3 of 100 seats - Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 1985 - 0 of 100 seats
- Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 1990Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 1990Parliamentary elections were held in Zimbabwe on 23 March 1990, alongside simultaneous presidential elections. They were the first elections to be contested under the amended constitution of 1987, which established an executive presidency and abolished the Senate. They were also the first ever...
- 0 of 120 seats - Zimbabwean presidential election, 2008Zimbabwean presidential election, 2008The Republic of Zimbabwe held a presidential election along with a parliamentary election on 29 March 2008. The three major candidates were incumbent President Robert Mugabe of the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front , Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change , and...