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Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa was one of the top Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front leaders who boycotted Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s unveiling of his 100-day plan which was supposed to map the way forward for Zimbabwe.

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Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai told United States embassy officials that he was working so well with President Robert Mugabe and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara that if the spirit of compatibility of the three cascaded to lower ranks of the government there would be more progress.

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Dr Henry Madzorera joined the Movement for Democratic Change in 2000 and contested the Kwekwe Mayoral seat in2002 but lost. He was elected Secretary for Health in 2006 and is currently a senator and Minister of Health. Only four cables mentioned his name and here they are:

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Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front political commissar Elliot Manyika, a hardliner reported to be close to Emmerson Mnangagwa, was attempting to reform ZANU-PF party structures in support of Mnangagwa when he was killed in a car accident.

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Emmerson Mnangagwa and then Defence Minister Sydney Sekeramayi had to be called in to South Africa to join the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front chief negotiators Patrick Chinamasa and Nicholas Goche because according to businessman Strive Masiyiwa Goche and Chinamasa lacked sufficient authority to resolve fundamental issues.

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Health Minister Henry Madzorera said health was the most important social service and the public would judge the success of the inclusive government on how well it delivered health services.

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United States ambassador to Zimbabwe James McGee said Health Minister Henry Madzorera had a huge job in front of him but he also had the most donor support off all government ministries.

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Zambian diplomat Vernon Mwaanga, who met President Robert Mugabe on 14 April 2008, said Mugabe told him that if he won the presidential election run-off he would hand over ZANU-PF leadership to Emmerson Mnangagwa in less than a year.

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Health Minister Henry Madzorera was among the Movement for Democratic Change ministers who were appointed because they had the fortitude to challenge the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front though they lacked technical and managerial expertise.

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Movement for Democratic Change senator for Kwekwe Dr Henry Madzorera was appointed Minister of Health when the inclusive government was established in February 2009.

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