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Zimbabwe African People's Union
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The Zimbabwe African People's Union was a political party in Zimbabwe.
It was banned in 1962 by the Rhodesian colonial government, and was later engaged in a guerilla war against it. The armed wing of ZAPU was known as Zimbabwe Peoples Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA).
In general ZAPU was a pro-Soviet orientation, whereas ZANU had a pro-Chinese orientation.
In 1980 it contested the first free elections in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, but lost to its rival the ZANU. It merged into ZANU-PF in 1987.
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