ZANU–PF

E137496

political party ruling party

ZANU–PF is Zimbabwe’s dominant political party, long led by Robert Mugabe and central to the country’s post-independence governance and politics.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
ZANU–PF canonical	33
Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front	7
Zimbabwe African National Union	4
ZANU	3
ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union)	1
ZANU–PF (typical ruling party of office holders)	1
ZANU–PF government (post-2013)	1
ZANU–PF government (pre-2009)	1
Zimbabwean independence movement	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	political party ⓘ ruling party ⓘ
abbreviation	ZANU–PF self-link ⓘ
accusedOf	authoritarianism ⓘ electoral fraud ⓘ human rights abuses ⓘ political repression ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	2000s land seizures ⓘ 2008 Zimbabwean political crisis ⓘ 2017 Zimbabwean military intervention ⓘ Gukurahundi ⓘ Lancaster House Agreement implementation ⓘ Zimbabwean independence in 1980 ⓘ fast-track land reform programme ⓘ removal of Robert Mugabe from power ⓘ
broughtToPower	Emmerson Mnangagwa ⓘ
controls	President of Zimbabwe ⓘ surface form: Presidency of Zimbabwe parliamentary majority in Zimbabwe (most years since 1980) ⓘ
country	Zimbabwe ⓘ
countryCapitalContext	Harare ⓘ
dominantSince	1980 ⓘ
economicPolicy	indigenisation and economic empowerment ⓘ state-led economic intervention ⓘ
formedByMergerOf	ZANU–PF self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Zimbabwe African National Union ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People’s Union) ⓘ surface form: Zimbabwe African People’s Union
foundedBy	Joshua Nkomo ⓘ Robert Mugabe ⓘ ZANU–PF self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ZANU ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People’s Union) ⓘ surface form: ZAPU
governs	Government of Zimbabwe ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Harare ⓘ
historicalOrigin	liberation movement in the Rhodesian Bush War ⓘ
ideology	African nationalism ⓘ left-wing nationalism ⓘ pan-Africanism ⓘ socialism ⓘ
keyFigure	Constantino Chiwenga ⓘ Emmerson Mnangagwa ⓘ Joice Mujuru ⓘ Robert Mugabe ⓘ Simon Muzenda ⓘ
leaderFrom	Robert Mugabe ⓘ
leadershipOf	ZANU–PF self-linksurface differs ⓘ
ledBy	Robert Mugabe ⓘ
longName	ZANU–PF self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front
mergerYear	1987 ⓘ
politicalPosition	centre-left to left-wing ⓘ
primaryOpposition	Movement for Democratic Change ⓘ surface form: Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and its successor formations
roleInGovernment	ruling party of Zimbabwe since independence ⓘ
womenWing	ZANU–PF Women’s League ⓘ
youthWing	ZANU–PF Youth League ⓘ

Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Zimbabwe → rulingParty → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Movement for Democratic Change → opposes → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai → opposes → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai → negotiatedWith → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Highfield → partOfHistoryOf → ZANU–PF ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zimbabwean independence movement

Jacob Mudenda → memberOf → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Jacob Mudenda → politicalAlignment → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Lancaster House Agreement → signatoryParty → ZANU–PF ⓘ

this entity surface form: ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union)

Canaan Banana → movement → ZANU–PF ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zimbabwe African National Union

Canaan Banana → memberOfPoliticalParty → ZANU–PF ⓘ

ZANU–PF → foundedBy → ZANU–PF self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ZANU

ZANU–PF → formedByMergerOf → ZANU–PF self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zimbabwe African National Union

ZANU–PF → longName → ZANU–PF self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front

ZANU–PF → abbreviation → ZANU–PF self-link ⓘ

ZANU–PF → leadershipOf → ZANU–PF self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Robert Mugabe

Robert Mugabe → memberOfPoliticalParty → ZANU–PF ⓘ

this entity surface form: ZANU

Robert Mugabe → memberOfPoliticalParty → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Vice President of Zimbabwe → associatedWith → ZANU–PF ⓘ

this entity surface form: ZANU–PF (typical ruling party of office holders)

Emmerson Mnangagwa → memberOfPoliticalParty → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Rhodesia → opposedBy → ZANU–PF ⓘ

this entity surface form: ZANU

Third World liberation movements → included → ZANU–PF ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zimbabwe African National Union

Citizens Coalition for Change → opposes → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Citizens Coalition for Change → electoralRival → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Zimbabwean general election, 2000 → mainIncumbentParty → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Zimbabwean general election, 2000 → resultingPartyInGovernment → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Morgan Tsvangirai → opposedTo → ZANU–PF ⓘ

MDC → opposes → ZANU–PF ⓘ

subject surface form: Movement for Democratic Change

this entity surface form: Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front

MDC → opposedBy → ZANU–PF ⓘ

subject surface form: Movement for Democratic Change

Government of National Unity (Zimbabwe) → precededBy → ZANU–PF ⓘ

this entity surface form: ZANU–PF government (pre-2009)

Government of National Unity (Zimbabwe) → followedBy → ZANU–PF ⓘ

this entity surface form: ZANU–PF government (post-2013)

Government of National Unity (Zimbabwe) → mainRulingParty → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Government of National Unity (Zimbabwe) → coalitionPartner → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Global Political Agreement (Zimbabwe) → signatoryParty → ZANU–PF ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front

Zimbabwean presidential election, 2002 → partyOfWinner → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Zimbabwean presidential election, 2002 → governingPartyBeforeElection → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Zimbabwean presidential election, 2002 → governingPartyAfterElection → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Zimbabwean general election, 2008 → mainParties → ZANU–PF ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front

Zimbabwean general election, 2013 → mainParty → ZANU–PF ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front

Zimbabwean general election, 2013 → winnerPartyParliamentary → ZANU–PF ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front

Zimbabwean general election, 2018 → mainParty → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Zimbabwean general election, 2018 → presidentialWinnerParty → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Zimbabwean general election, 2018 → parliamentaryWinnerParty → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Patrick Chinamasa → memberOfPoliticalParty → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Patrick Chinamasa → politicalAlignment → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Simba Makoni → memberOf → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Joice Mujuru → memberOf → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Zimbabwean general election, 2005 → mainRulingParty → ZANU–PF ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front

Zimbabwean general election, 2005 → mainRulingParty → ZANU–PF ⓘ

Joshua Nkomo → memberOfPoliticalParty → ZANU–PF ⓘ