Book contents
- Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe
- African Studies Series
- Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Historical Background
- 2 The Early 1970s
- 3 Liberation Struggles in Southern Africa
- 4 “We Don’t Give a Damn about Rhodesia”
- 5 Negotiating Independence
- 6 Negotiating Independently
- 7 The Big Gamble
- 8 The 1980 Elections and the First Years of Independence
- 9 Gukurahundi and Zimbabwe’s Place in the 1980s Cold War
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- African Studies Series
7 - The Big Gamble
The Transition and Pre-election Period
- Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe
- African Studies Series
- Race and Diplomacy in Zimbabwe
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Historical Background
- 2 The Early 1970s
- 3 Liberation Struggles in Southern Africa
- 4 “We Don’t Give a Damn about Rhodesia”
- 5 Negotiating Independence
- 6 Negotiating Independently
- 7 The Big Gamble
- 8 The 1980 Elections and the First Years of Independence
- 9 Gukurahundi and Zimbabwe’s Place in the 1980s Cold War
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- African Studies Series
Summary
This chapter examines the breakthrough in the Anglo-American diplomacy with the decision made at the July 1979 Lusaka Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting by the British to support Commonwealth proposals to not recognize the new Zimbabwe-Rhodesia government led by Bishop Muzorewa and to not lift sanctions. Instead, a declaration was made that committed the British to holding a constitutional conference in London and Lancaster House in late 1979. The chapter covers some details of the Lancaster House negotiations relating to the difficulties Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe had with some of the strong provisions to protect white Zimbabwean rights around land and pensions. The unilateral decision by Robert Mugabe and ZANU to run on a separate ticket in the 1980 elections is also discussed.
Keywords
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Race and Diplomacy in ZimbabweThe Cold War and Decolonization,1960–1984, pp. 203 - 226Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021