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ZIMBABWE–NORTH KOREA: Controversial Visit

ZIMBABWE–NORTH KOREA: Controversial Visit Mugabe hails the country that helped him train the notorious fifth brigade. Zimbabwe and North Korea signed a cooperation agreement on May 14th. Privately‐owned weekly newspaper The Zimbabwe Independent commented that President Robert Mugabe received a delegation from the “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” (DPRK–North Korea), nailing his political association colours to the mast. He looked very comfortable in the company of the group from the far‐flung outpost of tyranny. The visit cemented Mugabe’s relations with North Koreans and paraded their political affinity, while it was also a throwback to the dark era of the 1980s. Mugabe thanked the North Koreans at a state banquet saying they had provided support in areas of construction, defence, security, energy, mining, health and arts and culture. Mugabe thanked the country’s founder, the late “Great Leader” Kim Il Sung. “The Great Leader will thus live forever in our memories of the revolutionary struggle we waged to earn our freedom,” Mugabe said. “Not only did he provide us with training facilities for our cadres, but he extended us substantial material assistance by way of weaponry. We thank him today as we did yesterday.” Mugabe forged a close relationship with the “Great Leader” in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series Wiley

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Wiley
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© Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2009
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0001-9844
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1467-825X
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10.1111/j.1467-825X.2009.02390.x
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Mugabe hails the country that helped him train the notorious fifth brigade. Zimbabwe and North Korea signed a cooperation agreement on May 14th. Privately‐owned weekly newspaper The Zimbabwe Independent commented that President Robert Mugabe received a delegation from the “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” (DPRK–North Korea), nailing his political association colours to the mast. He looked very comfortable in the company of the group from the far‐flung outpost of tyranny. The visit cemented Mugabe’s relations with North Koreans and paraded their political affinity, while it was also a throwback to the dark era of the 1980s. Mugabe thanked the North Koreans at a state banquet saying they had provided support in areas of construction, defence, security, energy, mining, health and arts and culture. Mugabe thanked the country’s founder, the late “Great Leader” Kim Il Sung. “The Great Leader will thus live forever in our memories of the revolutionary struggle we waged to earn our freedom,” Mugabe said. “Not only did he provide us with training facilities for our cadres, but he extended us substantial material assistance by way of weaponry. We thank him today as we did yesterday.” Mugabe forged a close relationship with the “Great Leader” in

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Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series – Wiley

Published: Jun 1, 2009

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