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ZANU
History of Zimbabwe
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| | 1961 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| Helps found the Zimbabwe African People's Union |
| 1963 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| Helps found the Zimbabwe African National Union |
| Aug The Zimbabwe African National Union party is founded by Ndabaningi Sithole, Herbert Chitepo, Edgar Tekere, Leopold Takawira and Robert Mugabe at the house of former Defence minister Enos Nkala in Highfield |
| 1963 | Sithole, Ndabaningi | |
| Aug The Zimbabwe African National Union party is founded by Ndabaningi Sithole, Herbert Chitepo, Edgar Tekere, Leopold Takawira and Robert Mugabe at the house of former Defence minister Enos Nkala in Highfield |
| 1963 | Takawira, Leopold | |
| Aug The Zimbabwe African National Union party is founded by Ndabaningi Sithole, Herbert Chitepo, Edgar Tekere, Leopold Takawira and Robert Mugabe at the house of former Defence minister Enos Nkala in Highfield |
| 1963 | Tekere, Edgar | |
| Aug The Zimbabwe African National Union party is founded by Ndabaningi Sithole, Herbert Chitepo, Edgar Tekere, Leopold Takawira and Robert Mugabe at the house of former Defence minister Enos Nkala in Highfield |
| 1964 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| Appointed leader of ZANU while in prison |
| 1972 | Smith, Ian Douglas | |
| Guerrilla war against white rule intensifies, with rivals Zanu and Zapu operating out of Zambia and Mozambique |
| 1975 | Chitepo, Herbert | |
| 18th Mar Robert Mugabe unilaterally assumes control of ZANU after the assassination of Herbert Chitepo |
| 1975 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| A factional split along tribal lines causes the Ndebele to follow Sithole into the moderate ZANU (Ndonga) party, who renounce violent struggle, the Shona follow Mugabe with a more militant agenda |
| Released from prison |
| 18th Mar Robert Mugabe unilaterally assumes control of ZANU after the assassination of Herbert Chitepo |
| 1975 | Sithole, Ndabaningi | |
| The minority Ndau follow Sithole into the moderate Zanu (Ndonga) party (known later as ZANU Mwenje), who renounce violent struggle, while the majority Shona follow Mugabe's ZANU with a more militant agenda |
| 1976 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| The objective of the Patriotic Front was to overthrow the white minority regime of Ian Smith by means of political pressure and military force |
| The Patriotic Front (PF) is originally formed in 1976 as a political and military alliance between ZAPU and ZANU during the war against white minority rule in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodes ia) |
| ZAPU's military wing is known as Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) and ZANU's guerrillas were known as Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) |
| 1980 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| The election is won by Robert Mugabe and ZANU-PF, with Joshua Nkomo and his PF-ZAPU retaining a stronghold in the province of Matabeleland |
| Veteran pro-independence leader Robert Mugabe and his Zanu party win British-supervised independence elections, Mugabe is named Prime Minister and includes Zapu leader Joshua Nkomo in his cabinet |
| ZANU allies itself with the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) in the Patriotic Front (PF), the two parties adopting the names ZANU-PF and PF-ZAPU respectively, but they split after achieving majority rule |
| 1987 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| A Unity Accord is signed between the two parties; PF-ZAPU is merged into ZANU-PF, effectively establishing a one-party state dominated Robert Mugabe and ZANU-PF, Joshua Nkomo becomes one of two vice-presidents |
| 1988 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| After 8 years of "low-level" civil war termed Gukurahundi, the opposition Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), led by Joshua Nkomo, merges with ZANU to form ZANU-PF with the added moniker of Patriotic Front |
| A step towards a one party state |
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