Zimbabwe at 46: Remembering solidarity in the liberation struggle

Zimbabwe may be facing many internal contradictions, but whatever the difficulties, they cannot diminish the significance of national independence and self-determination.

Yet, despite a largely despondent national mood, many Zimbabweans still commemorated the dawn of independence on April 18, marking the country’s break from colonial rule and the birth of a sovereign state

Zimbabwe gained its independence from United Kingdom colonial rule on April 18, 1980.

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