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| 1975 | Arrest Mugabe, Robert Gabriel |  |
| Released from prison |
| 1975 | Assassination Chitepo, Herbert |  |
| 18th Mar Robert Mugabe unilaterally assumes control of ZANU after the assassination of Herbert Chitepo |
| 1975 | Death Chitepo, Herbert |  |
| 18th Mar Robert Mugabe unilaterally assumes control of ZANU after the assassination of Herbert Chitepo |
| 1975 | Patriotic Front Mugabe, Robert Gabriel |  |
| ZANU & ZAPU merge to form the Patriotic Front, ZANU-PF |
| 1975 | ZANU Mwenje 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 |
| 1975 | ZANU Ndonga 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 |
| 1975 | ZANU 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 |
| 1975 | ZANU 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 |
| 1975 | ZANU Mugabe, Robert Gabriel |  |
| 18th Mar Robert Mugabe unilaterally assumes control of ZANU after the assassination of Herbert Chitepo |