Response to MT Howard’s Review of <i>Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe: The Cold War and Decolonization, 1960–1984.</i>

Harare's pretext was trumped-up claims that ZAPU was attempting to overthrow the government.On Mugabe's orders, the North Korean-trained 5 Bridge militia, staffed exclusively by chiShona-speaking ex-ZANLA, embarked upon Gukurahundi, during which thousands were systematically killed and tortured, most of whom were isiNdebelespeakers or accused of being aligned to ZAPU (Norma Kriger, Guerrilla Veterans in Post-war Zimbabwe:

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Perspectives on Politics
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2025-03-01
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https://doi.org/10.1017/s1537592724002469
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African studies and sociopolitical issues
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Response to MT Howard’s Review of Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe: The Cold War and Decolonization, 1960–1984.

Timothy Scarnecchia
Perspectives on Politics
African studies and sociopolitical issues
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Response to MT Howard’s Review of Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe: The Cold War and Decolonization, 1960–1984.

Timothy Scarnecchia
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Harare's pretext was trumped-up claims that ZAPU was attempting to overthrow the government.On Mugabe's orders, the North Korean-trained 5 Bridge militia, staffed exclusively by chiShona-speaking ex-ZANLA, embarked upon Gukurahundi, during which thousands were systematically killed and tortured, most of whom were isiNdebelespeakers or accused of being aligned to ZAPU (Norma Kriger, Guerrilla Veterans in Post-war Zimbabwe:

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Response to MT Howard’s Review of <i>Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe: The Cold War and Decolonization, 1960–1984.</i> — Timothy Scarnecchia · Perspectives on Politics (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS