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Mugabe has announced that he intends to run again in Zimbabwe's next presidential election; with inflation now running at nearly 2000% (two thousand percent), lately, the dictator's opponents have become more vocal. Mugabe has used violence and intimidation to break up their prayer meetings and other gatherings. The United States' ambassador to Zimbabwe, Christopher Dell, has observed: "The key new element in the equation that's really become obvious...is the new spirit of resistance, some would even use the word defiance, on the part of the people....With this economic collapse, the people of Zimbabwe are being pushed to that point....And they are losing their fear....What I think we've seen over the last week is that the people have turned a corner and they are not afraid anymore."
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Zimbabwe maintains an embassy in the United States at 1608 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20009 (tel. 202-332-7100). A Zimbabwean mission to the United Nations is located at 19 East 47th St., New York, NY.
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A Generation of Hope - streaming video short documentary on how, in the face of the AIDS epidemic, Zimbabwe's children fight to keep their families together, and struggle to make a future for themselves. From The United Methodist Church.
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Ruled continuously by a liberation party, Zimbabwe developed and maintains close ties with a number of revolutionary states and organizations. Among these are the People's Republic of China, Cuba, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran, Libya, and the Palestine Liberation Organization.
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The chronic fuel shortage which bedevils everyday life in Zimbabwe is currently being tackled in two ways. One is a quick fix; the other a more long term plan. But, unsurprisingly, both depend on the co-operation of so-called "rogue" states.
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There are a number of Iron Age sites in Zimbabwe, with artifacts dating from c.A.D. 180. These early cultures were supplanted by Bantu-speaking peoples, who migrated into the area after the 5th cent. The ruins at Zimbabwe date from the 12th to the 15th cent. In the early 16th cent., the Portuguese made contact with Shona-dominated states and developed a trade in gold and other items. During the 1830s, the Shona-speaking people were subjected to Ndebele invaders, who forced them to pay tribute. British and Boer traders and hunters moved into the area, and the London Missionary Society established a mission to the Ndebele in 1861.
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