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Trujillo was finally assassinated by the CIA in 1961 after he attempted to have President Romulo Betancourt of Venezuela murdered because of his criticism of Trujillo's brutal regime.
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Zimbabwe Since Independence Prime Minister Mugabe's policy of reconciliation was generally successful during the country's first two years of independence, as the former political and military opponents began to work together.
In November 1982, Zimbabwe was chosen by the OAU to hold one of the nonpermanent seats in the U.N. Security Council for the following two years, which brought it onto the center stage of world events and gave it much needed experience in international affairs.
Zimbabwe is divided into eight provinces, each administered by a provincial governor appointed by the president.
www.umsl.edu /services/govdocs/backgroundnotes/zimbabwe.txt   (4980 words)

  
 Zimbabwe
In November 1982, Zimbabwe was chosen by the OAU to hold one of the non-permanent seats in the UN Security Council for the following two years, which brought it onto the center stage of world events and gave it much-needed experience in international affairs.
According to Zimbabwe's constitution, the president is head of state and head of government, and is elected for a 6-year term by popular majority vote.
Zimbabwe is not a member of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and a number of textile businesses have migrated to other African countries.
www.factmonster.com /country/profiles/zimbabwe.html   (6148 words)

  
 Decision year for Zimbabwe, Nigeria and South Africa
Yes, the Zimbabwe situation is extraordinarily complex but the actions of key political actors who citizens have surrendered their collective interest in change have not helped and to some extent have exacerbated the situation with debilitating consequences to the economy and quality of life for the country.
I have no doubt that the President has now been convinced that the end justifies the means and in the face of what is widely accepted as an ineffective sanctions regime, some within the party and government have seen the power vacuum created by the departure of Prof.
Zimbabwe’s post colonial constitution was a negotiated one in as much as the South African constitution was similarly negotiated among the political actors.
www.newzimbabwe.com /pages/mawere56.15783.html   (3977 words)

  
 Nigeria, S. Africa call for international support of Zimbabwe land reform effort
Presidents Obasanjo and Mbeki met Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe in Harare Nov. 30 at a meeting called by the Nigerian head of state to discuss various sub-regional issues, the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and instability in parts of West Africa.
Zimbabwe wants to resettle millions of its Black population on fertile land, most of which is owned by descendants of white settlers who colonized Zimbabwe more than a century ago.
Zimbabwe has enacted a law which calls on the British government to pay compensation for land confiscated from white farmers or the government does not pay a cent.
www.finalcall.com /international/2000/zimbabwe12-26-2000.htm   (1006 words)

  
 Country Profile - Zimbabwe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
While Zimbabwe is a signatory to WTO and most of the ILO Conventions, it does not subscribe to the wholesale use of trade sanctions as a mechanism to enforce environmental policies, since this may actually turn out to be a non-tariff barrier.
Zimbabwe supports the CSD's programme of action to ensure that trade and environment are mutually supportive but would welcome international support to ensure that the realization of that goal does not impose added trade barriers to goods from developing countries.
Zimbabwe ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is considering signing the International Maritime Organization's Treaty and is a party to the protocols under the African Maritime Charter.
www.un.org /esa/earthsummit/zimbab-c.htm   (15246 words)

  
 Zimbabwe gone 25 years backwards, says MDC
On Monday, he was expected to give a lengthy speech extolling Zimbabwe's achievements before a list of guests including the presidents of Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mugabe was expected to deliver a speech on Monday that hails Zimbabwe's progress since Britain's Prince Charles witnessed the lowering of the Union Jack and the raising of Zimbabwe's fl, red, green and gold striped flag.
An editorial in the state-run newspaper The Sunday Mail, which was seen as a preview to Mugabe's address on Monday, listed the election as one of the country's main achievements and evidence of the "maturing of democracy".
www.newzimbabwe.com /pages/indepex4.12533.html   (598 words)

  
 ZWNEWS.com - linking the world to Zimbabwe
Zanu PF insiders said Zimbabwe's ruling party was also mapping out its response to the EU's smart sanctions, which ban President Robert Mugabe and 19 top members from any travel to EU states, freeze their overseas assets and will result in the expulsion of their children from schools and colleges in Europe.
A list released by the EU after its imposition of the sanctions on Monday fllisted nearly all of Mugabe's Cabinet members.
EU sources this week said the list of Zimbabwean leaders being targeted by the sanctions could be revised and updated, depending on the unfolding situation.
www.zwnews.com /issuefull.cfm?ArticleID=3695   (662 words)

  
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The President who campaigned on a platform of a humble foreign policy has instead begun implementing a foreign policy characterized by dominance, arrogance and intimidation.
The next president will need to undo the work of this band of radicals currently controlling our foreign policy – who view the Middle East as a laboratory for their experiments in democracy-building, where no such traditions exist.
www.commondreams.org /views03/0417-07.htm   (1517 words)

  
 Background Notes Archive - Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In October 1987, in accordance with the Lancaster House Accords, the constitution was amended to end the separate roll for white voters and to establish an executive presidency to replace the whites whose reserved seats had been abolished; among the new members were 15 whites in the Senate and House of Assembly.
Zimbabwe maintains embassies in the United States, United Kingdom, Egypt, Angola, Kenya, Senegal, Nigeria, India, Sweden, France, China, Malaysia, Ethiopia, Namibia, Swaziland, Belgium, Tanzania, Botswana, the FRY, Mozambique, Switzerland, Cuba, Canada, Japan, Australia, Germany, India, Italy, Russia, and South Africa.
Zimbabwe imports about 1.2 billion liters per year.
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/zimbabwe9511.html   (4980 words)

  
 Zimbabwe support grows in U.S.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
However, Zimbabwe Support Coalition members from Michigan, Illinois, and from the Washington metropolitan area met in a strategy session at the embassy and then talked to reporters to express their support for the embattled leader and his government.
Chicago-area supporters of the Zimbabwe Support committee announced in a statement distributed at the embassy that it is "inspired by all the leaders of Zimbabwe, beginning with the first and current President, Comrade Robert Mugabe.
As to the criticism of his country by TransAfrica and Africa Action—traditional allies of African liberation movements and anti-colonial governments that emerged on the continent—Dr. Mubako said his government is surprised.
www.finalcall.com /artman/publish/article_950.shtml   (878 words)

  
 Zimbabwe (11/06)
In the 66 seat Senate, 50 seats are popularly elected, 6 are directly appointed by the president, 8 chiefs are elected from the 8 rural provinces (excluding the metropolitan provinces), and 2 are the president and vice president of the Council of Chiefs.
The Senate consists of 50 elected seats, 6 seats directly appointed by the president, 8 chiefs elected from the 8 rural provinces (excluding the metropolitan provinces), and the president and vice president of the Council of Chiefs.
U.S. citizens who are long-term visitors or traveling in dangerous areas are encouraged to register their travel via the State Department's travel registration web site at https://travelregistration.state.gov or at the Consular section of the U.S. embassy upon arrival in a country by filling out a short form and sending in a copy of their passports.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5479.htm   (6476 words)

  
 NEWS BRIEFS FROM ZIMBABWE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
President Robert Mugabe's wife's brother was involved in a labour dispute at
Zimbabwe and work against the precepts of the democratic process.
Zimbabwe's Interministerial Committee of Ministers on Drought and Social
www.genocidewatch.org /ZimbabwenewsbriefsApril2002.htm   (3901 words)

  
 IPI (International Press Institute)
Authorities also circulated a list of journalists, private newspapers and members of civil society that were to be arrested.
Although IPI was unable to convince the government to abandon its plan for a press law, the review process, together with the minister's willingness to review various clauses, represented a significant departure for a government that had previously refused to listen to international criticism of its media policies.
The list of journalists' addresses will allow the authorities to find them without the need to search and a plethora of administrative rules and regulations allow the government to exclude journalists and media organisations for minor breaches of the law.
www.freemedia.at /cms/ipi/watchlist_detail.html?country=KW0155   (5254 words)

  
 The Zimbabwe Situation
Entities and individuals on the list are occasionally licensed by OFAC to transact business with U.S. persons in anticipation of removal from the list or because of foreign policy considerations in unique circumstances.
Licensing in anticipation of official Federal Register publication of a notice of removal based on the unblocking of an entity's or individual's property is reflected in this publication by removal from the list.
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www.zimbabwesituation.com /sanction_list.html   (2064 words)

  
 The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Bill: Five Cases of Electoral Management Laws in SADC: Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The President of the CNE is elected by the members of the Commission from among candidates presented by registered and legally recognized civil society organizations.  The eighteen members agree on three candidates, from among whom the President of the Republic designates the President of the Commission.
The ECN is composed of five members, whose term of office should not exceed five years, though they may be re-appointed.   The method of appointing the five Commissioners was amended by the Electoral Amendment Act, 1998.
  A four-member panel, chaired by the President of the Constitutional Court and also comprising a representative of the Human Rights Commission, a representative of the Commission on Gender Equality, and the Public Protector, selects a list of at least eight suitable candidates.  The panel must act in a transparent and open manner.
www.hrw.org /backgrounder/africa/zimbabwe/2004/11/5.htm   (1584 words)

  
 ZIMBABWE NEWS BRIEFS: JUNE 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
President Mugabe tried to air-brush the issues when he met the commission by
Zimbabwe needs about 1,3-million tonnes of maize to feed the nation until
Zimbabwe, blasting Mugabe's policy of impunity "where state and non-state
www.genocidewatch.org /ZimbabwenewsbriefJune2002.htm   (3496 words)

  
 Workers World July 10, 2003: Why millions says 'Hands off Zimbabwe'
On June 25, President George W. Bush spoke at a U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Washington, D.C. Among other proposals, he called for the removal of Robert Mugabe and Charles Taylor, the presidents of Zimbabwe and Liberia respectively.
It is rooted in the deep-seated legacy of colonial theft and plunder.
The imperialists are also targeting Zimbabwe for the role its armed forces played in the crisis that unfolded in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1998.
www.workers.org /ww/2003/zimbabwe0710.php   (1743 words)

  
 VicePresidents.com-All about the vice presidency and
A candidate for the GOP nomination for President in 1960, 1964 and 1968, Mr.
Prior to 1967 and the 25th Amendment, the President was not required to fill the Vice Presidency upon vacancy.
In 1975, Vice President Nelson Rockefeller withdrew his name from consideration for possible renomination to the vice presidency.
www.vicepresidents.com   (1032 words)

  
 Zimbabwe facts from ALS International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The government of Zimbabwe faces a wide variety of difficult economic problems as it struggles to consolidate earlier moves to develop a market-oriented economy.
Inflation rose from an annual rate of 32% in 1998 to 59% in 1999 and 60% in 2000.
The economy is being steadily weakened by excessive government deficits and AIDS; Zimbabwe has the highest rate of infection in the world.
www.alsintl.com /countries/Z/zimbabwe.html   (1295 words)

  
 Zimbabwe Harare Mission Alumni | Reunions
With general conference comes a pilgrimage to missionary reunions, an uncharted and unofficial spiritual coming together for former missionaries and their presidents.
Take a look back at what was personally achieved and learned during a time fraught with challenges, self-assessment, individual determination and personal sacrifice.
Home · Alumni · Friends/Members · Currently Serving · Presidents · Reunions · News · Messages · Links · Pictures · Stories · Polls · Chat · Mission Info · Weather
www.mission.net /zimbabwe/harare/reunions.php   (109 words)

  
 Zimbabwe
Secretary Rice: Travel to the Middle East, Europe
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs > Bureau of Public Affairs > Office of the Historian > Presidents and Secretaries of State Foreign Travels > Secretaries Travel Abroad > List by Destination > Uganda-Zimbabwe
Discussed the Rhodesian question with members of the Transitional Government and British Foreign Secretary Owen.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ho/trvl/13785.htm   (103 words)

  
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