Patriotic Front
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The Patriotic Front was a coalition of Zimbabwean nationalist movements that led the armed struggle against white-minority rule in Rhodesia and negotiated the country’s transition to independence.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patriotic Front canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zimbabwean nationalist alliance
ⓘ
political coalition ⓘ |
| activeInConflict | Rhodesian Bush War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| ethnicBase | largely Shona (via ZANU) and Ndebele (via ZAPU) ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Zimbabwe African National Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zimbabwe African People’s Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
independence of Zimbabwe
ⓘ
majority rule in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
led armed struggle against white-minority rule in Rhodesia
ⓘ
negotiated transition to majority rule in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| ideology |
African nationalism
ⓘ
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ anti-colonialism ⓘ |
| keyLeader |
Dumiso Dabengwa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joshua Nkomo NERFINISHED ⓘ Josiah Tongogara NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Mugabe NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Muzenda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPolitics |
English
ⓘ
Ndebele NERFINISHED ⓘ Shona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryWing |
Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiated | end of the Rhodesian Bush War ⓘ |
| operatedFrom |
Mozambique
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Rhodesian Front government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
white-minority rule in Rhodesia ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Geneva Conference on Rhodesia (1976)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lancaster House Conference (1979) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | legitimate representative of Zimbabwean people by the United Nations ⓘ |
| representedBy |
Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zimbabwe African People’s Union – Patriotic Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | creation of independent Zimbabwe in 1980 ⓘ |
| shortName | PF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signed | Lancaster House Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
ZANU–PF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ZAPU (as separate party after independence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Frontline States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Organization of African Unity NERFINISHED ⓘ People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| usedTactics | guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
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