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The executive mayor of Bulawayo Japhet Ndabeni Ncube told United States ambassador James McGhee that political change in Zimbabwe was imperative but a possible solution was an anti-Mugabe coalition of Simba Makoni, Solomon Mujuru, Dumiso Dabengwa and Morgan Tsvangirai.
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First Lady Grace Mugabe is not active in politics. She is not well liked in the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front. She has no close relationship with any cabinet ministers. She has very few friends even within the Mugabe family.
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Outspoken Catholic Archbishop for Bulawayo Pius Ncube said that the Movement for Democratic Change was ineffective but it appeared he preferred Arthur Mutambara to his rival Morgan Tsvangirai.
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Arthur Mutambara was a firebrand student leader at the University of Zimbabwe. He went on to the United Kingdom to do his PhD and worked for various United States firms and organisations before coming to South Africa where he started his own company. It was while in South Africa that he was approached to lead the pro-senate faction of the Movement for Democratic Change as it was known at the time. Mutambara, it has transpired, was not the first, second, or even third choice. After a dismal performance in the 2008 elections Mutambara became deputy Prime Minister virtually because he was one of the principals to the Global Political Agreement. But he was soon kicked out of the leadership of the party. There are 114 cables on him. Here they are:
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Retired army general Solomon Mujuru was taking advantage of the leadership vacuum in Masvingo left by the death of Eddison Zvobgo Snr by fielding military officers, both active and retired, who were loyal to him, according to United States ambassador Christopher Dell.
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Movement for Democratic Change leader Arthur Mutambara stumbled in the first by-elections to test the strength of his faction which he claimed was the legitimate MDC when the rival Morgan Tsvangirai faction swept the Budiriro seat.
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Movement for Democratic Change leader Arthur Mutambara is a distant uncle of Eddison Zvobgo Junior according to Wikileaks and Zvobgo welcomed his entry into politics in 2006 saying Mutambara would stimulate needed debate on important issues.
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Solomon Mujuru was one of the most powerful people in Zimbabwe. He was reported to be one of the few Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front leaders who could openly challenge President Robert Mugabe. He was even referred to as a kingmaker. Mujuru had also become one of the richest people in the country with businesses that spanned across the entire economy from mining to retail. But he died a painful death that remains shrouded in mystery. There are more than 90 cables on him. Here are the first 50.
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Former student leader Arthur Mutambara announced on 19 February 2006 that he was intending to run for the presidency of the pro-senate faction of the Movement for Democratic Change.
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We have now published more than 1300 Wikileaks cables on Zimbabwe alone. We are not yet half way but as we have stated before our aim is to publish all the Wikileaks cables that were released on Zimbabwe.
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