Question

A political party with this name held power in Zambia for ten years from 2011 to 2021 under the leadership of Michael Sata and Edgar Lungu. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this two-letter acronym that appears at the end of the name of a party that has been led by Emmerson Mnangagwa (“muh-nahn-GAHG-wah”) since a 2017 coup d’etat.
ANSWER: PF [or Patriotic Front; accept ZANU-PF]
[10m] The original Patriotic Front was a paramilitary alliance between the ZANU and ZAPU parties during this country’s Bush War. This former British colony was led by Ian Smith for its entire history from 1965 to 1979.
ANSWER: Republic of Rhodesia [prompt on Zimbabwe by asking “by what name was it known at the time?”]
[10e] ZANU-PF’s first leader was this first President of Zimbabwe, who held that position until he was removed from office in 2017.
ANSWER: Robert Mugabe [or Robert Gabriel Mugabe]
<Zac Bennett, History - World - African&gt; ~22896~ &lt;Editor: Hari Parameswaran>

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