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Zimbabwe’s newly elected Parliament, dominated by Prime Minister Robert Mugabe’s party, voted 63-24 to renew a state of emergency over the objections of white legislators and supporters of opposition leader Joshua Nkomo. Justice Minister Eddison Zvobgo said the government is seeking “new and decisive measures” to suppress guerrillas, who operate primarily in Matabeleland, home of Nkomo’s minority Ndebele tribe. Opposition members charge that the government is attempting to suppress Nkomo’s supporters.
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