Morgan Tsvangirai�s appointment as Zimbabwe�s Prime Minister in
2009 followed many years� leadership of the Zimbabwe Congress of
Trades Unions and the Movement for Democratic Change. How has that
experience equipped him for high national office? Does he have the
personal, intellectual and political qualities required to be
President? In July 2004, as he was awaiting the verdict in his treason
trial, Tsvangirai spent several days in conversation with Stephen
Chan. Chan was concerned to find out if Tsvangirai was more than
�merely a charismatic leader of the opposition�; if he had �his
own intellectual agenda [and] political philosophy�. His questions
were even-handed and astute. �Discussion by discussion, Morgan
Tsvangirai had become more open, more human � less cautious and,
paradoxically, more obviously and naturally presidential.� Five
years later, having reviewed the events since their discussions took
place, Chan writes: �I have not made a saint of him, not even an
Atlas. I hope I have not criticized him too much or too unfairly.
Probably no one could have done for Zimbabwe what he has.� Citizen
of Zimbabwe is a rare and intimate portrait of political leadership in
Africa.
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Conversations with Morgan Tsvangirai
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781779221391
Publisert
2014
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
African Books Collective
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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