| Revision as of 11:16, 3 March 2018 editPolemicista (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users9,785 edits →History: Zimbabwe whites lose special political status. End of reserved seats in Parliament brings one-party state closer, Christian Science Monitor, August 25, 1987← Previous edit |
Revision as of 11:24, 3 March 2018 edit undoPolemicista (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users9,785 edits http://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/23/world/around-the-world-ian-smith-invites-blacks-to-join-his-party.htmlNext edit → |
| Line 27: |
Line 27: |
|
The RF had fifteen founding principles, which included the preservation of each racial group's right to maintain its own identity, the preservation of 'proper standards' through a policy of advancement through merit, the maintenance of the ], which formalised the racial imbalance in the ownership and distribution of land, opposition to compulsory ], job protection for white workers, and maintenance of the government's right to provide separate amenities for different races. |
|
The RF had fifteen founding principles, which included the preservation of each racial group's right to maintain its own identity, the preservation of 'proper standards' through a policy of advancement through merit, the maintenance of the ], which formalised the racial imbalance in the ownership and distribution of land, opposition to compulsory ], job protection for white workers, and maintenance of the government's right to provide separate amenities for different races. |
|
|
|
|
|
Following the elections leading to the country's independence in 1980, as the Republic of Zimbabwe, the RF won all 20 parliamentary seats reserved for whites in the power-sharing agreement that it had forged. On June 6, 1981, the party changed its name to the ], and on July 21, 1984 it became the ]. Eleven of its twenty parliamentarians defected over the following four years, but the party again won 15 of the 20 parliamentary seats reserved for whites in the ]. In 1986, the CAZ opened its membership to Zimbabweans of all races. In 1987 the ruling government abolished all reserved seats for whites.<ref>, '']'', August 25, 1987</ref> When these were abolished many white MPs became independents or joined the ruling ] party. |
|
Following the elections leading to the country's independence in 1980, as the Republic of Zimbabwe, the RF won all 20 parliamentary seats reserved for whites in the power-sharing agreement that it had forged. On June 6, 1981, the party changed its name to the ], and on July 21, 1984 it became the ]. Eleven of its twenty parliamentarians defected over the following four years, but the party again won 15 of the 20 parliamentary seats reserved for whites in the ]. In 1986, the CAZ opened its membership to Zimbabweans of all races.<ref>, '']'', July 23, 1984, p. A5.</ref> In 1987 the ruling government abolished all reserved seats for whites.<ref>, '']'', August 25, 1987</ref> When these were abolished many white MPs became independents or joined the ruling ] party. |
|
|
|
|
|
==See also== |
|
==See also== |
| Line 38: |
Line 38: |
|
*Pollard, William C. ''A Career of Defiance: The Life of Ian Smith'', Agusan River Publishing Co., 1992. Topeka, KS. |
|
*Pollard, William C. ''A Career of Defiance: The Life of Ian Smith'', Agusan River Publishing Co., 1992. Topeka, KS. |
|
*McLaughlin, John . "Ian Smith and the Future of Zimbabwe," ''The National Review'', October 30, 1981, pp. 2168–70. |
|
*McLaughlin, John . "Ian Smith and the Future of Zimbabwe," ''The National Review'', October 30, 1981, pp. 2168–70. |
|
*"Ian Smith Invites Blacks to Join His Party," ''The New York Times'', July 23, 1984, p. A5. |
|
|
*''Facts on File'', 1984 ed., p. 574. |
|
*''Facts on File'', 1984 ed., p. 574. |
|
{{Rhodesian topics}} |
|
{{Rhodesian topics}} |
The RF had fifteen founding principles, which included the preservation of each racial group's right to maintain its own identity, the preservation of 'proper standards' through a policy of advancement through merit, the maintenance of the Land Apportionment Act, which formalised the racial imbalance in the ownership and distribution of land, opposition to compulsory racial integration, job protection for white workers, and maintenance of the government's right to provide separate amenities for different races.
Following the elections leading to the country's independence in 1980, as the Republic of Zimbabwe, the RF won all 20 parliamentary seats reserved for whites in the power-sharing agreement that it had forged. On June 6, 1981, the party changed its name to the Republican Front, and on July 21, 1984 it became the Conservative Alliance of Zimbabwe. Eleven of its twenty parliamentarians defected over the following four years, but the party again won 15 of the 20 parliamentary seats reserved for whites in the 1985 election. In 1986, the CAZ opened its membership to Zimbabweans of all races. In 1987 the ruling government abolished all reserved seats for whites. When these were abolished many white MPs became independents or joined the ruling ZANU party.
.svg)
