Commonwealth residualism and the machinations of power in a turbulent Zimbabwe.

From: The Journal of Commonwealth & ComparativePolitics | Date: November 1, 2001| Author: Chan, Stephen | Copyright information

This article deals with three major periods of Commonwealth involvement in Zimbabwe, 1979, 1991 and 2000, and charts a change and decrease in Commonwealth influence in each successive period. It investigates current political upheavals in Zimbabwe and sets these against the regard that key internal protagonists -- ZANU (PF) and the MDC -- have for the Commonwealth. The article concludes that only a residue of Commonwealth influence now remains.

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