Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn
{{short description|Political party in Zimbabwe}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox political party
| country = Zimbabwe
|name = Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn
| colorcode = {{party color|Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn}}
| foundation = 2008
| dissolution =
|logo = Muvambo.png
|logo_size = 200px
| leader = Simba Makoni
| ideology = Technocracy
| headquarters =
| international =
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160726005122/http://www.mavambokusiledawn.org]
}}
Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn is a Zimbabwean political organisation, founded by Simba Makoni, Kudzai Mbudzi and Ibbo Mandaza.
Zimbabwean Presidential Election of 2008
{{main|Simba Makoni presidential campaign, 2008|Zimbabwean presidential election, 2008}}
Simba Makoni was the Mavambo candidate, finishing third with 8.3% of the vote in the first round.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7380445.stm|publisher=BBC|title=Zimbabwe announces poll results|date=2 May 2008|accessdate=2009-02-24}}
Zimbabwean Senate Election of 2008
{{main|2008 Zimbabwean parliamentary election}}
There were several notable Mavambo candidates who stood for the Senate of Zimbabwe, including Fay Chung, Margaret Dongo, Ibbo Mandaza, Kudzai Mbudzi, and Edgar Tekere, but none were elected.
After the elections
Since the presidential elections, Makoni has several times indicated his intention to convert his Muvambo/Kusile/Dawn formation into a formal political party. On 22 July 2008, the formation's national management committee met and agreed to finalise the transformation of the project into a political party, to be known as the National Alliance for Democracy[http://www.zimdaily.com/news/nad27.6145.html "Zimbabwe: Makoni to launch Political Party"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906012837/http://www.zimdaily.com/news/nad27.6145.html |date=6 September 2009 }}, The Zimbabwe Daily News, July 25, 2008 Dumiso Dabengwa ended his support for the Mavambo organisation in 2008, leaving to re-establish PF-ZAPU. In 2009, a power struggle developed within the organisation, with Kudzai Mbudzi and other leaders declaring they had removed Makoni.{{cite news|title=Third way minus Makoni = ?|publisher=The Financial Gazette (Zimbabwe)|date=16 Feb 2009|url=http://www.fingaz.co.zw/index.php?id=427:third-way-minus-makoni--&option=com_content&catid=27:features&Itemid=88|accessdate=2009-02-24}}
References
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Category:Political parties in Zimbabwe
Category:2008 Zimbabwean general election