Movement for Democratic Change

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opposition party political party

The Movement for Democratic Change is a major Zimbabwean opposition political party formed in 1999 to challenge the long-ruling ZANU–PF and advocate for democratic reforms and human rights.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Movement for Democratic Change – Alliance 1
Movement for Democratic Change – Ncube 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf opposition party ⓘ
political party ⓘ
advocatesFor constitutionalism ⓘ
electoral reform ⓘ
multi-party democracy ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
color red ⓘ
country Zimbabwe ⓘ
focusesOn anti-corruption measures ⓘ
civil liberties ⓘ
economic reform ⓘ
good governance ⓘ
founded 1999 ⓘ
foundedTo provide an alternative to ZANU–PF rule ⓘ
represent workers and urban constituencies ⓘ
hasAbbreviation MDC ⓘ
hasSplitInto Movement for Democratic Change self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Movement for Democratic Change – Alliance

Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai ⓘ
surface form: Movement for Democratic Change – Mutambara

Movement for Democratic Change self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Movement for Democratic Change – Ncube

Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai ⓘ
hasSuccessor Citizens Coalition for Change ⓘ
hasWing women's wing ⓘ
youth wing ⓘ
ideology democracy ⓘ
human rights advocacy ⓘ
social democracy ⓘ
notableLeader Arthur Mutambara ⓘ
Morgan Tsvangirai ⓘ
Nelson Chamisa ⓘ
Welshman Ncube ⓘ
operatesIn Parliament of Zimbabwe ⓘ
opposes ZANU–PF ⓘ
authoritarianism ⓘ
electoral fraud ⓘ
political violence ⓘ
origin Zimbabwean trade union movement ⓘ
civil society organizations in Zimbabwe ⓘ
participatedIn Zimbabwean general election, 2000 ⓘ
Zimbabwean general election, 2005 ⓘ
Zimbabwean general election, 2008 ⓘ
Zimbabwean general election, 2013 ⓘ
Zimbabwean general election, 2018 ⓘ
Zimbabwean presidential election, 2002 ⓘ
politicalPosition centre-left ⓘ
purpose to advocate for democratic reforms ⓘ
to challenge the long-ruling ZANU–PF ⓘ
to promote human rights ⓘ
region Southern Africa ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Sekai Holland → coFounderOf → Movement for Democratic Change ⓘ
Movement for Democratic Change → hasSplitInto → Movement for Democratic Change self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Movement for Democratic Change – Ncube
Movement for Democratic Change → hasSplitInto → Movement for Democratic Change self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Movement for Democratic Change – Alliance
Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai → originatesFrom → Movement for Democratic Change ⓘ
Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai → splitFrom → Movement for Democratic Change ⓘ