Mugabe set for landmark election against former ally
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe registered on Friday as a candidate in a March 29 election, facing a challenge from a former ally who has vowed to make the crumbling economy the campaign's focus.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa Dec. 18--Thousands of African National Congress activists lined up in the rain Tuesday morning to elect a r new leader: either incumbent President Thabo Mbeki or the man he fired in 2005 because of alleged corruption, former deputy president Jacob Zuma.
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Zimbabwe's ruling party announced Tuesday it had expelled ex-finance minister Simba Makoni for challenging Robert Mugabe as the veteran leader expressed confidence of victory at upcoming national polls.
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Zimbabwe's ruling party expels an ex-minister  who is to challenge Robert Mugabe for the presidency in March.
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Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed, exiled and allegedly corrupt, was poised for a comeback-by-proxy as his loyalists looked likely to win Thailand's national election Sunday.
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Zimbabwe is to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on 29 March, the government says.
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Zimbabwe&#39;s Movement For Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai enters the High Court for his treason trial in Harare, Friday, Oct. 15, 2004.
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Zimbabwe's opposition movement vowed to push on Monday with its drive to topple veteran President Robert Mugabe despite the arrest of its top leaders and the use of deadly force to crush a mass rally.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - The ruling ANC voted on Tuesday in an acrimonious election expected to put South African President Thabo Mbeki's bitter rival, Jacob Zuma, on track to become head of state in 2009.
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Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki is likely to face his main political rival for the first time since disputed polls cast their country into chaos when the newly elected parliament sits on Tuesday.
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President Robert Mugabe sets Zimbabwe's general election for 31 March.
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Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday urged South African President Thabo Mbeki to show some "courage" and pressure Robert Mugabe ahead of next month's elections.
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Zimbabwe's former finance minister Simba Makoni, a senior member of the ruling ZANU-PF party, announced Tuesday he would challenge President Robert Mugabe as an independent in elections next month.
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HARARE - The Zimbabwe government will not invite âimperialistâ countries to observe its elections due to be held in March next year, a Saturday newspaper quoted President Robert Mugabe as saying.
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A senior member of Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party, Simba Makoni, said on Tuesday he will run for president in the March 29 election in what could be the first major internal challenge to Robert Mugabe in 20 years.
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GWERU, Zimbabwe  - Celebrating his 83rd birthday on Saturday, President Robert Mugabe accused his main opposition rival of trying to oust him with British help, but vowed these efforts would fail.
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Zimbabwe&#39;s main opposition party ruled out taking part in elections yesterday unless President Robert Mugabe&#39;s regime complies with tough new rules established