Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn

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Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn
LeaderSimba Makoni
Founded2008
IdeologyTechnocracy
ColoursYellow and Green
Website
www.mavambokusiledawn.org/

Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn is a Zimbabwean political organisation, founded by Simba Makoni, and .

Zimbabwean Presidential Election of 2008[]

Main articles: Simba Makoni presidential campaign, 2008 and Zimbabwean presidential election, 2008

Simba Makoni was the Mavambo candidate, finishing third with 8.3% of the vote in the first round.[1]

Zimbabwean Senate Election of 2008[]

Main article: 2008 Zimbabwean parliamentary election

There were several notable Mavambo candidates who stood for the Senate of Zimbabwe, including Fay Chung, Margaret Dongo, , , 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[2] 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 and other leaders declaring they had removed Makoni.[3]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Zimbabwe announces poll results". BBC. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe: Makoni to launch Political Party" Archived 6 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine, The Zimbabwe Daily News, July 25, 2008
  3. ^ "Third way minus Makoni = ?". The Financial Gazette (Zimbabwe). 16 February 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
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