Patriotic Front (Zimbabwe)
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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Refimprove Template:Portal The Patriotic Front in Zimbabwe was a coalition of two African Leadership parties: the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU)<ref name="Sibanda-2005-1">Template:Cite book</ref> and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU)<ref name="Ndlovu-Gatsheni2009">Template:Cite book</ref> which had worked together to fight against white minority rule in Rhodesia.
In 1980 elections ZAPU contested as Patriotic Front whereas ZANU contested as ZANU-Patriotic Front.Template:Cn
In 1988 the ruling ZANU absorbed ZAPU to become Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) for good.Template:Cn
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- Defunct political parties in Zimbabwe
- Defunct political party alliances in Africa
- Political parties with year of disestablishment missing
- Political parties with year of establishment missing
- Political party alliances in Zimbabwe
- Socialist parties in Zimbabwe
- ZANU–PF
- Zimbabwe African National Union
- Zimbabwe African People's Union