Zimbabwe Independence Day
Zimbabwe Independence Day
A fight for independence took place in the 1970s. An independent constitution was written for Zimbabwe in London in 1979.Independence followed on April 18, 1980. The white minority finally consented to multiracial elections in 1980, which Robert Mugabe won in a landslide.
Independence Day is celebrated in every city and district of the nation with political rallies, parades, traditional dances, singing, and fireworks.
Embassy of Zimbabwe
1608 New Hampshire Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
202-332-7100; fax: 202-438-9326
www.zimbabwe-embassy.us
AnnivHol-2000, p. 63