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How the MDC was formed

The seeds for the formation of the Movement for Democratic Change were sown at a working people’s convention that was held from 26-28 February 1999. The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions which was headed by Morgan Tsvangirai as secretary general and Gibson Sibanda as president met with representatives of 30 other civic organisations to draw a document which among other things called for the formation of a “vigorous alternative political movement for change”. Here is the complete document.

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Charles Rukuni

The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.

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