Zimbabwe’s Hijacked Election

Issue Date October 2002
Volume 13
Issue 4
Page Numbers 87-101
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Realizing that power would slip from his grasp if he allowed an honest presidential election in 2002, longtime strongman Robert Mugabe resorted to antidemocratic tactics that set a new low in cruelty and dishonesty.

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