Citizen of Zimbabwe: Conversations with Morgan TsvangiraiMorgan Tsvangiraiís appointment as Zimbabweís Prime Minister in 2009 followed many yearsí leadership of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trades Unions and the Movement for Democratic Change. How has that experience equipped him for high national office? Does he have the personal, intellectual and political qualities required to be President? In July 2004, as he was awaiting the verdict in his treason trial, Tsvangirai spent several days in conversation with Stephen Chan. Chan was concerned to find out if Tsvangirai was more than ëmerely a charismatic leader of the oppositioní; if he had ëhis own intellectual agenda [and] political philosophyí. His questions were even-handed and astute. ëDiscussion by discussion, Morgan Tsvangirai had become more open, more human ñ less cautious and, paradoxically, more obviously and naturally presidential.í Five years later, having reviewed the events since their discussions took place, Chan writes: ëI have not made a saint of him, not even an Atlas. I hope I have not criticized him too much or too unfairly. Probably no one could have done for Zimbabwe what he has.í Citizen of Zimbabwe is a rare and intimate portrait of political leadership in Africa. |
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... West monopolised the flow of capital, whereas it is capital that drives the West as much as the developing world) and under-interpreted (as if, for example, the West should see Zimbabwean issues in Zimbabwean terms). The complex ground ...
... West monopolised the flow of capital, whereas it is capital that drives the West as much as the developing world) and under-interpreted (as if, for example, the West should see Zimbabwean issues in Zimbabwean terms). The complex ground ...
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... West through its land - seizure policies , ZANU ( PF ) and particularly Robert Mugabe went out of their way to build a pan - African support - base . It was so successful that neither Britain nor the US , and not even France with its ...
... West through its land - seizure policies , ZANU ( PF ) and particularly Robert Mugabe went out of their way to build a pan - African support - base . It was so successful that neither Britain nor the US , and not even France with its ...
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... Western diplomatic sources , representing governments hardly beloved of Mr. 1. This is a contentious judgement, but was supported by all the diplomatic opinion I canvassed during my visit to Zimbabwe at that time. This included high ...
... Western diplomatic sources , representing governments hardly beloved of Mr. 1. This is a contentious judgement, but was supported by all the diplomatic opinion I canvassed during my visit to Zimbabwe at that time. This included high ...
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Conversations with Morgan Tsvangirai Stephen Chan. Western diplomatic sources , representing governments hardly beloved of Mr Mugabe and ZANU ( PF ) . 2. The Saturday Herald ( Harare ) , 3 April 2004 , p . 1 . 3. The Sunday Mail ( Harare ) ...
Conversations with Morgan Tsvangirai Stephen Chan. Western diplomatic sources , representing governments hardly beloved of Mr Mugabe and ZANU ( PF ) . 2. The Saturday Herald ( Harare ) , 3 April 2004 , p . 1 . 3. The Sunday Mail ( Harare ) ...
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... west of down- town Harare . It is , as are all houses in what are called ' low density ' areas , surrounded by high walls . It is the counterpart designation of what are politely called ' high density ' areas – meaning the poorer parts ...
... west of down- town Harare . It is , as are all houses in what are called ' low density ' areas , surrounded by high walls . It is the counterpart designation of what are politely called ' high density ' areas – meaning the poorer parts ...
Contents
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Inclusiveness Opposition | 21 |
The Battle for Ownership of the Mind | 31 |
Internationalism Reconciliation | 44 |
Perseverance | 52 |
Disease Conditionality | 62 |
Traditional Culture Modernity Democracy | 70 |
Healing the Future | 81 |
A Rueful Reflection | 89 |
The Twisting Turning Road Forwards | 96 |
Back Cover | 109 |
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