Zimbabwe Imperialism

Ever since the independence of Zimbabwe in 1980, it has become a violent, chaotic, and unstable country. Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe is a tyrannical leader, murdering both black and white farmers while promising a "Commitment to restore the rule of law to the process of land reform." Before Zimbabwe’s independence, however, Britain ruled a pretty-much cooperative land, where violence was only found when the Queen was forced to oppress negative uprisings by radicals that would only hurt their country. The road to Zimbabwe’s independence was long and suffering, but to the British government I pose this question: is the aftermath of gaining independence worth all of that? As a concerned Zimbabwean citizen, I believe not, and I think that it would not only be in Zimbabwe’s best interest to regain the aide of a stable nation, but Britain would gain the natural resource-rich land in southern Africa. This volatile and self-destructive nation needs reform, something that has been falsely promised to the Zimbabweans since Mugabe became president. Although it is argued that the natives’ culture and traditions will be rid of with colonisation, Britain should have no interest in that, only reforming the government and bringing the econ

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In 1953 the Southern Rhodesia colony became part of the Federation of

Rhodesia and Nyasaland. When Margaret Thatcher became the British Prime Minister in 1979, she implemented a strict constitution and carefully monitored the Zimbabwe election. If the blacks and whites cannot learn to live together, which they haven’t over the last 100 years, then there is no hope for a Zimbabwean recovery in any economic or political area. Without the support of any foreign country or global organisation, Zimbabwe is only heading towards a complete collapse. If this means that Britain must implement a harsher constitution on the Zimbabweans, it is a small price to pay for all of the blood that has been shed trying to win equality and bring forth peaceful ideas. A few years after this, an organisation of African nationalists was formed, known as the SRANC, but was banned in 1959 along with a proceeding group known as the NDP. President Robert Mugabe, a leader who hasn’t after 20 years decided to take care of his own people for once, needs to be removed. As one can plainly see, Robert Mugabe needs to be taken out of power. Reform starts with the people, and if the people do not cooperate, there is no true reform.

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· World History: The Human Experience. Smith tried various ways to cease the fighting, all of which failed. At one point, blacks weren’t even allowed a say in the Zimbabwean government.

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