ZAPU

British  

/ ˈzæpuː /

acronym

1. Zimbabwe African People's Union

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Example Sentences

Despite his money-raising role, Mr Mnangagwa, a lawyer who grew up in Zambia, has a fearsome reputation that was cemented after independence during the civil war that broke out in the 1980s between Mr Mugabe's Zanu party and the Zapu party of Joshua Nkomo.

From BBC

In 1987, he oversaw an uneven merger of his party with Mr. Nkomo’s ZAPU, which was dissolved.

From New York Times

His rival’s party, Zapu, was ethnically largely Ndebele, while Zanu was predominantly Shona.

From The Guardian

"People were told there were magic binoculars which could tell which way they voted and there were no-go areas for other parties," said Mr Dabengwa, whose Zapu party came a distant second in 1980.

From BBC

Although he won those elections in 1980, and formed a coalition government with Zapu, the underlying tensions burst into open violence just two years later.

From BBC