divide and conquer

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Also, divide and govern or rule . Win by getting one's opponents to fight among themselves. For example, Divide and conquer was once a very successful policy in sub-Saharan Africa . This expression is a translation of the Latin maxim, Divide et impera (“divide and rule”), and began to appear in English about 1600.

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