ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People’s Union)

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nationalist movement political party

ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People’s Union) was a major Zimbabwean nationalist liberation movement and political party, led by Joshua Nkomo, that fought against white minority rule and later participated in the country’s transition to independence.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
ZAPU 2
Zimbabwe African People's Union 2
Zimbabwe African People’s Union 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf nationalist movement ⓘ
political party ⓘ
abbreviation ZAPU NERFINISHED ⓘ
alliedWith Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ
armedWing Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
armedWingAbbreviation ZIPRA NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith ZIPRA guerrillas NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Zimbabwe ⓘ
electionResult1980 became main opposition party ⓘ
foundedBy Joshua Nkomo NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName Zimbabwe African People’s Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal end of colonial rule in Rhodesia ⓘ
majority rule in Zimbabwe ⓘ
hadExileOfficesIn London NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lusaka NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation Bulawayo NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRole key participant in transition from Rhodesia to independent Zimbabwe ⓘ
ideology African nationalism ⓘ
left-wing politics ⓘ
keyFigure Joshua Nkomo NERFINISHED ⓘ
leader Joshua Nkomo NERFINISHED ⓘ
mergedInto ZANU–PF NERFINISHED ⓘ
mergerAgreement Unity Accord NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent targeted during Gukurahundi violence ⓘ
notableLeader Dumiso Dabengwa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jason Ziyaphapha Moyo NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedIn Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposed white minority rule in Rhodesia ⓘ
opposedGovernment Rhodesian Front government NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatedIn 1980 Zimbabwe elections ⓘ
Lancaster House negotiations NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rhodesian Bush War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zimbabwean liberation struggle ⓘ
politicalPosition left-wing ⓘ
recognizedAs major liberation movement in Zimbabwe’s independence struggle ⓘ
regionOfSupport Matabeleland NERFINISHED ⓘ
representedGroup largely Ndebele population ⓘ
rival ZANU NERFINISHED ⓘ
ZANU–PF NERFINISHED ⓘ
signed Lancaster House Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ
statusAfter1987 absorbed into ZANU–PF ⓘ
unityAccordDate 22 December 1987 ⓘ
usedLanguage English ⓘ
Ndebele NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shona NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Lancaster House Agreement → signatoryParty → ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People’s Union) ⓘ
ZANU–PF → foundedBy → ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People’s Union) ⓘ
this entity surface form: ZAPU
ZANU–PF → formedByMergerOf → ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People’s Union) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zimbabwe African People’s Union
Rhodesia → opposedBy → ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People’s Union) ⓘ
this entity surface form: ZAPU
Joshua Nkomo → memberOfPoliticalParty → ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People’s Union) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zimbabwe African People's Union
Rhodesian Bush War → opponent → ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People’s Union) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zimbabwe African People's Union