African People's Union of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) - the independence movement and then the political party in Zimbabwe, the movement was formed in 1961, headed by Joshua Nkomo. Party leadership occupied a conservative position. History After being displaced in 1964, she relocated to neighboring Zambia, where during the Ruse War she led the onslaught of her own partisan organization, the ZIPRA (Independent People's Revolutionary Army of Zimbabwe). In 1976 ZAPU and his political rival Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), led by Robert Mugabe, formed the Patriotic Front of Zimbabwe (PF). In the 1980 general elections, ZAPU was only able to win 20 seats out of 80 seats in the parliament with the support of only the minority Matabele ethnic group. He participated in the government as a junior partner of ZANU and since 1982 has been gradually marginalized. The friction inside this coalition caused unrest and internal strife, and they were overcome in December 1987, when the two unions mer...