Namibia–Zimbabwe relations
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Namibian – Zimbabwean relations refer to the bilateral relationship between the Republic of Namibia and the Republic of Zimbabwe. Namibia and Zimbabwe are {{convert|511|ft|m}} from each other at the closest, separated by Botswana and Zambia.
Zanu-PF-SWAPO relations
The ruling parties of Namibia (since independence in 1990) and Zimbabwe (since independence in 1980) have been close since pre-independence days, as both were anti-colonial movements against white-minority governments.Tangeni Amupadhi, [http://www.namibian.com.na/2004/June/national/04473CB0FF.html "Zimbabwe heaps praise on Swapo's transition effort"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040618100207/http://www.namibian.com.na/2004/June/national/04473CB0FF.html |date=2004-06-18 }}, The Namibian, 3 June 2004.
Military
Namibia sent troops in the Namibia Defence Force to the Democratic Republic of the Congo alongside Zimbabwe in a SADC coalition to support the government of President Laurent Kabila in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
References
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External links
- [http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/48050 Namibia and Zimbabwe - the second liberation] by Henning Melber, pambazuka.org, 13 May 2008
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Category:Namibia and the Commonwealth of Nations
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