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Mugabe landslide victory reshapes Rhodesia politics
In Salisbury, Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front wins 57 of 100 black seats, a 14 seat majority, with over 93 percent of eligible black voters participating. Joshua Nkomo’s Patriotic Front gains 20 seats. Abel Muzorewa’s coalition wins 3. Whites hold 20 seats. Junta and international reactions follow.
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Eric Pope- Simmonds
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