Did MDC plan bombings or was it a hoax?

Charles Mutama, who only two months earlier had told United States embassy officials about his arrest and torture by central intelligence organisation operatives, said the Movement for Democratic Change was planning a series of bomb attacks on police stations, militia bases, and ZANU-PF-owned shops and gas stations in five cities around the country.

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UNDP rep said ZANU-PF was on a suicidal path

Former United Nations Development Programme resident representative Victor Angelo told United States assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Walter Kansteiner in December 2001 that a growing number of people in the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front realised that the party was on a suicidal path but they were not willing to stand up to President Robert Mugabe.

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Tsvangirai and Biti described as Uncle Toms

Movement for Democratic Change leaders Morgan Tsvangirai, Welshman Ncube, Tendai Biti and Sekai Holland were described as Uncle Toms who would be judged by history for the evil they had unleashed on the people of Zimbabwe because they had allegedly advocated for sanctions on Zimbabwe.

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Demonstrations increased but no impact

Demonstrations by the National Constitutional Assembly to pressure the government for a more democratic constitution increased after the 2002 presidential elections but one political analyst said they had little impact because they were not properly coordinated.

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