Whites in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE, formerly Rhodesia, was once ruled by a foreign-born white elite. After independence from Britain, President Robert Mugabe moved to grab the land from white farmers, some of whom had been there for generations. There was more bloodshed. These photos tell some of the story:
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** FILE ** In this file photo dated March 29, 2000, Pippa van Rechteren, left, and her two-year-old twins Catherine, second from left, and Elisabeth, third from left, are blocked from leaving their house on the white-owned commercial farm, Chiripiro, by Zimbabwe war veterans in Centenary district, 150 kilometers (93 miles) north of Harare. In an interview broadcast late Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu told Dutch current affairs show Nova that Mugabe has to leave office, if not voluntarily then by a military intervention from his African neighbors. A call for military intervention from a peace activist like Tutu appeared aimed at drawing attention to the desperation in Zimbabwe, a once-prosperous nation of 10 million which has spiraled into an ever-deepening crisis since Mugabe disrupted the economy by seizing land from white farmers in 2000. (AP Photo, File)
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Posted: 26th, January 2013 | In: In Pictures, Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
