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Journey to democracy

Mercy GakiiJuly 24, 2013

With each passing election, Zimbabweans are hopeful of change. The July 31, 2013 election is widely seen as a defining moment for Zimbabwe to forge ahead with a structural reform program. But is such change possible?

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Zimbabweans wait in line 09 March 2002 to vote
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With each passing election, Zimbabweans are hopeful of change. The July 31, 2013 election is widely seen as a defining moment for Zimbabwe to forge ahead with a structural reform program. But is such change possible?

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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe signs Zimbabwe's new constitution into law
School Children in Domboshava.
owners blocked from leaving their house on the white-owned commercial farm
Robert Mugabe
Zimbabweans wait in a queue to cast their votes
Workers look at the stage constructed for mass
Robert Mugabe
A guerilla reads his rifle serial number to a Patriotic Front Liberation officer
Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Ian Smith