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mentions Zimbabwe . The first thing many people think of is banknotes with a denomination of tens of trillions of dollars. People can buy and sell bundles of cash that are as high as hills in China. It takes a sack of money to buy a chicken. The country's economy has expanded very hard.
Since Zimbabwe implemented the "Rapid Land Reform Plan" in 2000, the economy has completely collapsed and the people have a difficult life. Originally, this country's economy was relatively wealthy and was once the third largest exporter of tobacco in the world.
All of this is related to Zimbabwe's founding father Robert Gabriel Mugabe .
Mugabe
During his tenure, he learned from China's reforms, without adjusting measures in light of national conditions, copying the models of other countries, resulting in a series of problems in the reform process.
In fact, in 1985, Mugabe visited China and discussed the Zimbabwe reform issue with Deng Xiaoping. Mr. Deng kindly reminded him to make some mistakes, but he disagreed.
After sending Mugabe away, Mr. Deng said: "This person will suffer losses in the future if he doesn't listen to advice." did not expect that his words would come true.
is in charge of the power
0 Zimbabwe is located in the inland area of southeastern Africa, with a territory of only 390,000 square kilometers. This small land is rich in natural resources, containing 27 billion tons of coal, 250 million tons of iron, etc.
Perhaps it was because of the rich natural resources of this country that Britain turned it into its own colony in 1890 and renamed it " Southern Rhodesia " in 1895.
Some white people migrated to Zimbabwe and divided the land of the locals. In addition, under the British operation in 1923, the country implemented "white minority governance" and they exploited and oppressed black people. There is an irreconcilable contradiction between the two races.
In November 1965, the white right-wing forces led by Ian Smith unilaterally declared independence and formed a government. Although Smith, who served as Prime Minister, was born and raised in Zimbabwe, he was actually a Scottish and looked down on black people at heart.
He claimed to treat whites and blacks fairly, but in fact he was seriously favoring whites in politics and economy, which aroused great dissatisfaction among blacks and further intensified racial conflicts.
In order to resist the rule of white people, black people led by Mugabe established the Zimbabwe African National Union (hereinafter referred to as the Democratic League).
1964, he was arrested and imprisoned for opposing the ruling authorities. He was not released from prison until November 1974, and continued to fight for the rights and interests of black people.
In addition, there is a force called Zimbabwe African People's Union. Both armed forces believe in communism and Marxism and engage in armed struggles with whites. This hit
has been more than 10 years. In 1979, Britain came forward to be a good person, mediated the conflict between the two sides, and convened the London Constitutional Conference.
In February 1980, the Democratic League won. On April 18, Zimbabwe declared independence. Mugabe became the founding father, was elected Prime Minister, and held great power.
At the end of 1987, Zimbabwe amended the constitution and merged the president and the prime minister into the executive president. Mugabe became the first executive president and served in this position for six consecutive times.
Who would have thought that he was a firm Marxist and very much supported Chairman Mao’s thoughts. In 1949, at the age of 25, he was studying at the Fordhar University in South Africa and accidentally came into contact with Marxism.
Mugabe came from a carpenter family and witnessed black people suffering unfair treatment since he was a child. Black people live in dire straits, and he wants to change all this. Helplessly, he was just a teacher, and he couldn't twist his arms and couldn't find a suitable method.
Now that he understands Marxism, he understands that only by overthrowing the regime established by whites and establishing an equal regime can the situation of blacks change fundamentally.
So Mugabe began an armed revolution. When he was in prison, he did not give up and seized every opportunity to enrich himself. One day, he saw the English version of "Selected Works of Mao Zedong".
The revolution led by the Communist Party of China has achieved success and caused a lot of sensation around the world. Chairman Mao made an indelible contribution. Mugabe wanted to know how this great man led the revolution in the people and was full of interest in the book.
Chairman
Chairman Mao advocated "policy comes from the barrel of a gun", which had a profound influence on Mugabe. Practice has proved that Chairman Mao’s idea is not wrong. He admires Chairman Mao even more and is a loyal fan of the great man.
However, he did not become the leader who led the country to prosperity and strength like Chairman Mao and loved by the people, but was forced to step down by the people.
became a tyrant and fell from the altar
0 Racial conflicts plagued Zimbabwe for many years. In order to maintain social stability, Mugabe implemented the "reconciliation and coordination" policy in the early days of his coming to power to ease the conflict between blacks and whites.
He called on the people to put national interests first, oppose separatism, and do not treat white people differently. The ruling authorities will not promote racism, and hope that white people will stay and black people will build socialist country . In terms of economy, Mugabe implements a fair growth policy. On the premise of ensuring fairness, the economy will be developed and gradually transitioned to socialism in stages. This policy has enabled Zimbabwe to enter a golden period of development and to develop rapidly in industries and other aspects.
At the beginning, Mugabe implemented policies that allowed the country to develop, so he was deeply loved by the people. He seized the opportunity and painted a big cake for the people. His reputation became a little higher, and he was a "hero" in the eyes of Zimbabweans. The good times didn't last long, and his nature was soon revealed.
In order to maintain his dictatorship, Mugabe insisted on implementing the "one-party system" and turned the army into a tool to eliminate dissidents, in the name of "the Democratic League won independence through the gun, and could also use it to destroy dissidents to ensure national independence" .
Mugabe publicly condemned white people and their supporters, practiced racism, and typically said one thing and did another.
Since the 1990s, he has frantically eliminated dissidents and suppressed those bad voices. Whoever opposes his rule will be punished. Obviously, he became an authoritarian ruler and completely forgot his original intention to establish an equal and fair society.
Marxism and communism that Mugabe believes in emphasize the people's interests first, and he accumulates private wealth and embezzles the people's hard-earned money. In the late 1990s, the new monetary policy implemented by the Mugabe government made Zimbabwe's economy out of control.
The currency depreciated rapidly, and the people's lives were difficult, and their dissatisfaction with him increased day by day.
In order to quell public grievances and divert conflicts, in early 2000, Mugabe ordered the implementation of the "Land Reform Fast Lane" campaign, that is, the rapid land reform plan. His inspiration comes from the "land reform" proposed by Chairman Mao in "Selected Works of Mao Zedong".
As mentioned earlier, a large amount of land in Zimbabwe is in the hands of whites, and many blacks have no land, while whites only account for about five percent of Zimbabwe's total population.
As a black president, Mugabe certainly wanted to fight for the interests of the indigenous people. When he first came to power, he drew a cake for the people that "will solve the land problem" and won a lot of support.
However, he has been in power for more than 20 years, and the effect is very small. The people have complained about this and demanded the distribution of land. Now he has to realize this "cake". He imitated China's "fighting local tyrants and sharing land" model, ordered veterans and confidants who had followed him to rush into the white farm, violently drove away the white farmers, divided the farm into small pieces, and then distributed it to his supporters.
In just one year, 7 million hectares of land in the hands of white people were taken away and they were homeless. The land problem was solved, but Zimbabwe had a bigger problem - severe inflation . Before taking office, Mugabe said that he would implement a "active neutrality and non-alignment" policy in diplomacy.
But after taking office, in order to seek financial assistance, he went to , Western Europe, and the United States many times, and had a good relationship with Western countries. The United Kingdom, especially, had a close relationship with Zimbabwe, with the purpose of competing with the Soviet Union for the hearts of Africa. Before reading this article, please click on on the upper right corner to "follow" . We will bring you more high-quality content in the future, so that you can read it in time. Thank you for your support. mentions Zimbabwe . The first thing many people think of is banknotes with a denomination of tens of trillions of dollars. People can buy and sell bundles of cash that are as high as hills in China. It takes a sack of money to buy a chicken. The country's economy has expanded very hard. Since Zimbabwe implemented the "Rapid Land Reform Plan" in 2000, the economy has completely collapsed and the people have a difficult life. Originally, this country's economy was relatively wealthy and was once the third largest exporter of tobacco in the world. All of this is related to Zimbabwe's founding father Robert Gabriel Mugabe . Mugabe
During his tenure, he learned from China's reforms, without adjusting measures in light of national conditions, copying the models of other countries, resulting in a series of problems in the reform process.
In fact, in 1985, Mugabe visited China and discussed the Zimbabwe reform issue with Deng Xiaoping. Mr. Deng kindly reminded him to make some mistakes, but he disagreed.
After sending Mugabe away, Mr. Deng said: "This person will suffer losses in the future if he doesn't listen to advice." did not expect that his words would come true.
is in charge of the power
0 Zimbabwe is located in the inland area of southeastern Africa, with a territory of only 390,000 square kilometers. This small land is rich in natural resources, containing 27 billion tons of coal, 250 million tons of iron, etc.
Perhaps it was because of the rich natural resources of this country that Britain turned it into its own colony in 1890 and renamed it " Southern Rhodesia " in 1895.
Some white people migrated to Zimbabwe and divided the land of the locals. In addition, under the British operation in 1923, the country implemented "white minority governance" and they exploited and oppressed black people. There is an irreconcilable contradiction between the two races.
In November 1965, the white right-wing forces led by Ian Smith unilaterally declared independence and formed a government. Although Smith, who served as Prime Minister, was born and raised in Zimbabwe, he was actually a Scottish and looked down on black people at heart.
He claimed to treat whites and blacks fairly, but in fact he was seriously favoring whites in politics and economy, which aroused great dissatisfaction among blacks and further intensified racial conflicts.
In order to resist the rule of white people, black people led by Mugabe established the Zimbabwe African National Union (hereinafter referred to as the Democratic League).
1964, he was arrested and imprisoned for opposing the ruling authorities. He was not released from prison until November 1974, and continued to fight for the rights and interests of black people.
In addition, there is a force called Zimbabwe African People's Union. Both armed forces believe in communism and Marxism and engage in armed struggles with whites. This hit
has been more than 10 years. In 1979, Britain came forward to be a good person, mediated the conflict between the two sides, and convened the London Constitutional Conference.
In February 1980, the Democratic League won. On April 18, Zimbabwe declared independence. Mugabe became the founding father, was elected Prime Minister, and held great power.
At the end of 1987, Zimbabwe amended the constitution and merged the president and the prime minister into the executive president. Mugabe became the first executive president and served in this position for six consecutive times.
Who would have thought that he was a firm Marxist and very much supported Chairman Mao’s thoughts. In 1949, at the age of 25, he was studying at the Fordhar University in South Africa and accidentally came into contact with Marxism.
Mugabe came from a carpenter family and witnessed black people suffering unfair treatment since he was a child. Black people live in dire straits, and he wants to change all this. Helplessly, he was just a teacher, and he couldn't twist his arms and couldn't find a suitable method.
Now that he understands Marxism, he understands that only by overthrowing the regime established by whites and establishing an equal regime can the situation of blacks change fundamentally.
So Mugabe began an armed revolution. When he was in prison, he did not give up and seized every opportunity to enrich himself. One day, he saw the English version of "Selected Works of Mao Zedong".
The revolution led by the Communist Party of China has achieved success and caused a lot of sensation around the world. Chairman Mao made an indelible contribution. Mugabe wanted to know how this great man led the revolution in the people and was full of interest in the book.
Chairman
Chairman Mao advocated "policy comes from the barrel of a gun", which had a profound influence on Mugabe. Practice has proved that Chairman Mao’s idea is not wrong. He admires Chairman Mao even more and is a loyal fan of the great man.
However, he did not become the leader who led the country to prosperity and strength like Chairman Mao and loved by the people, but was forced to step down by the people.
became a tyrant and fell from the altar
0 Racial conflicts plagued Zimbabwe for many years. In order to maintain social stability, Mugabe implemented the "reconciliation and coordination" policy in the early days of his coming to power to ease the conflict between blacks and whites.
He called on the people to put national interests first, oppose separatism, and do not treat white people differently. The ruling authorities will not promote racism, and hope that white people will stay and black people will build socialist country . In terms of economy, Mugabe implements a fair growth policy. On the premise of ensuring fairness, the economy will be developed and gradually transitioned to socialism in stages. This policy has enabled Zimbabwe to enter a golden period of development and to develop rapidly in industries and other aspects.
At the beginning, Mugabe implemented policies that allowed the country to develop, so he was deeply loved by the people. He seized the opportunity and painted a big cake for the people. His reputation became a little higher, and he was a "hero" in the eyes of Zimbabweans. The good times didn't last long, and his nature was soon revealed.
In order to maintain his dictatorship, Mugabe insisted on implementing the "one-party system" and turned the army into a tool to eliminate dissidents, in the name of "the Democratic League won independence through the gun, and could also use it to destroy dissidents to ensure national independence" .
Mugabe publicly condemned white people and their supporters, practiced racism, and typically said one thing and did another.
Since the 1990s, he has frantically eliminated dissidents and suppressed those bad voices. Whoever opposes his rule will be punished. Obviously, he became an authoritarian ruler and completely forgot his original intention to establish an equal and fair society.
Marxism and communism that Mugabe believes in emphasize the people's interests first, and he accumulates private wealth and embezzles the people's hard-earned money. In the late 1990s, the new monetary policy implemented by the Mugabe government made Zimbabwe's economy out of control.
The currency depreciated rapidly, and the people's lives were difficult, and their dissatisfaction with him increased day by day.
In order to quell public grievances and divert conflicts, in early 2000, Mugabe ordered the implementation of the "Land Reform Fast Lane" campaign, that is, the rapid land reform plan. His inspiration comes from the "land reform" proposed by Chairman Mao in "Selected Works of Mao Zedong".
As mentioned earlier, a large amount of land in Zimbabwe is in the hands of whites, and many blacks have no land, while whites only account for about five percent of Zimbabwe's total population.
As a black president, Mugabe certainly wanted to fight for the interests of the indigenous people. When he first came to power, he drew a cake for the people that "will solve the land problem" and won a lot of support.
However, he has been in power for more than 20 years, and the effect is very small. The people have complained about this and demanded the distribution of land. Now he has to realize this "cake". He imitated China's "fighting local tyrants and sharing land" model, ordered veterans and confidants who had followed him to rush into the white farm, violently drove away the white farmers, divided the farm into small pieces, and then distributed it to his supporters.
In just one year, 7 million hectares of land in the hands of white people were taken away and they were homeless. The land problem was solved, but Zimbabwe had a bigger problem - severe inflation . Before taking office, Mugabe said that he would implement a "active neutrality and non-alignment" policy in diplomacy.
But after taking office, in order to seek financial assistance, he went to , Western Europe, and the United States many times, and had a good relationship with Western countries. The United Kingdom, especially, had a close relationship with Zimbabwe, with the purpose of competing with the Soviet Union for the hearts of Africa.
Because the land problem in Zimbabwe was brought about by British colonial rule, Britain and Mugabe had a good relationship at that time and were willing to give him money, and then he went to the whites to buy land and distributed it to the blacks.
After all, it depends on the Muga government itself and cannot afford the money. With the "help" of the British government, land reform methods are moderate and everyone can accept it.
However, with the collapse of , the Soviet Union, , the United Kingdom did not need to compete with the Soviet Union, and was unwilling to pay for Mugabe. For a time, the land reform movement in Zimbabwe almost fell into a state of stagnation. Mugabe brutally launched a rapid land reform movement, which harmed the interests of the UK.
Because many white farmers are British, they have to pay taxes to the British government. They have lost their source of income and the government's income has decreased. How could the UK suffer this loss?
Soon after, the UK joined hands with other Western countries to sanction Zimbabwe on the grounds such as "human rights" and "there are many unreasonable areas in Mugabe's land reform movement."
A small country can withstand the tossing of Western countries. Zimbabwe has seen a sharp economic shrinkage, shortage of daily necessities, financial, finance and other departments have stopped operating, education, medical care and other aspects have basically been paralyzed, and people have deeper resentment towards Mugabe.
Mugabe condemned the sanctions of Western countries on the one hand, and ordered the printing of money continuously in an attempt to save the domestic economy.
money printing machine works day and night, not changing any status quo, but instead exacerbating the economic crisis of Zimbabwe and inflation. Since then, he fell from the altar.
Mugabe's serious mistake in economic and land reform has made him play a good hand of cards badly. In fact, Mr. Deng had long reminded him that the reform should be carried out in light of its own actual situation and not blindly copying the models of other countries.
Deng Gong’s advice
Mugabe has always been friendly to China and visited my country six times in the 10 years from 1977 to 1987. This shows his attitude towards China.
In August 1985, Mugabe took a special plane to Capital Airport . Senior leaders of our country had already been waiting at the airport to welcome his arrival. On the 28th, he and Mr. Deng met at the Fujian Hall of in the Great Hall of the People . The two first exchanged greetings for a while, and then discussed national affairs.
Deng Gong and Mugabe
Deng Gong knew that Mugabe wanted to build Zimbabwe into a socialist country like China, and he also knew that he regarded Chairman Mao as an idol and imitated China in many aspects.
For this friend, Mr. Deng treated this friend sincerely and briefly introduced to him the achievements and methods of my country's implementation of reform and opening up , hoping that Zimbabwe can develop better.
, and Mugabe has always opposed China's reform and opening up, believing that "this will turn China into an capitalist country ", and said that Third World hopes that China will continue to follow the socialist path.
The reason why he felt that "China may embark on the path of capitalism" is because during the reform and opening up, my country's economic system, distribution system and other systems have changed.
Faced with Mugabe's misunderstanding, Deng Gong was not angry, but just calmly explained to him that the nature of China's social nature has not changed, and it is still a socialist country and will stick to the socialist path; the good technology, management experience and models of capitalist countries can also be used to develop the economy of the socialist country.
Deng Gong’s subtext is that as long as it is suitable for the development of his own country, the good side of capitalism can also be used on himself after reform. He cannot "kill a boat of people at one stroke" and completely deny capitalism.
Then, Deng Gong explained to Mugabe the issues that need to be paid attention to on the road to reform. In the early days of the founding of New China, it "makes mistakes" in reform, did not take into account its own situation, and followed the model of other countries, thus the phenomenon of "disagreement in the local environment". History has proved that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.
The detours our country has taken, he hopes that Zimbabwe can avoid them, and reminds Mugabe that reforms must be carried out in accordance with the national conditions of his country, step by step, take every step well, and do not think about "eat a fat man in one bite". He emphasized that the experience of other countries can be learned from, but cannot be copied.
After listening to Mr. Deng’s story, Mugabe “recognized” China’s reform and opening up, saying that he firmly believed that China is still following the path of socialism. He just politely asked, and did not listen to Mr. Deng's advice in his heart.
Deng Gong saw through Mugabe's true thoughts. After the meeting, Mugabe left, he said to the staff around him: "What I said, this person didn't listen to it, and he would suffer a loss in the future."
Deng Xiaoping
The people present did not expect that Mr. Deng's words would come true later. During the reform process, Mugabe did not conduct any in combination with the actual situation in Zimbabwe.
Take land reform as an example. On May 4, 1946, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed to implement the policy of "walking people have land" and abolish the feudal land ownership to allow farmers to have land to plant. Moreover, my country's land reform is divided into two stages. There is no intervention from foreign forces and no involvement of the interests of other countries, so it can be successful.
However, Zimbabwe's national conditions are different from those of our country. They involve the interests of the British. They cannot reform rashly and need to find a suitable method.
Obviously, Mugabe did not realize this and was eager for quick success and instant benefits. He directly seized the fields in the hands of white people in a simple and crude way and drove them away. How could they swallow this?
The same problem is because the national conditions are different, so the solution is definitely different. Mugabe did not take Mr. Deng's advice to heart, which caused Zimbabwe to fall into a mess and the people's lives were difficult. His willfulness and wrong decisions ultimately made the people pay for him.
0 The people opposed him to continue to rule and wanted to overthrow the Mugabe regime. He has been in power for decades and has a deep foundation, and his status cannot be shaken overnight. Not only did Mugabe implement an autocratic rule, he also wanted to pass the position of president to his family when he was old, so as to avoid the power falling into the hands of outsiders.
In 2017, 93-year-old Mugabe used his position to remove Vice President Mnangagwa . This person has a high reputation in Zimbabwe, and many people think he is taking over his competitors for his wife Grace.
His behavior once again aroused great dissatisfaction among the people.
Mnangagwa followed the flow and cooperated with the military and opposition parties. He launched a coup on November 15 of the same year and seized Mugabe.
Then, Mugabe resigned from his post as president and ended his 37-year rule over Zimbabwe in shame.
He spent the last period of his life in the countryside and died of illness on September 6, 2019.
From the hero respected by the people to the leaders despised by the people, Mugabe is wrong step by step. As the saying goes, "Listen to others' advice and have a full meal."
If he can follow Deng Gong's advice, his political career and the ending will definitely be different. He is still the respected "founding prime minister" and becomes a great man in Zimbabwe. Unfortunately, there are not so many ifs in the world.
What do you think about this? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area to discuss it.
After listening to Mr. Deng’s story, Mugabe “recognized” China’s reform and opening up, saying that he firmly believed that China is still following the path of socialism. He just politely asked, and did not listen to Mr. Deng's advice in his heart.
Deng Gong saw through Mugabe's true thoughts. After the meeting, Mugabe left, he said to the staff around him: "What I said, this person didn't listen to it, and he would suffer a loss in the future."
Deng Xiaoping
The people present did not expect that Mr. Deng's words would come true later. During the reform process, Mugabe did not conduct any in combination with the actual situation in Zimbabwe.
Take land reform as an example. On May 4, 1946, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed to implement the policy of "walking people have land" and abolish the feudal land ownership to allow farmers to have land to plant. Moreover, my country's land reform is divided into two stages. There is no intervention from foreign forces and no involvement of the interests of other countries, so it can be successful.
However, Zimbabwe's national conditions are different from those of our country. They involve the interests of the British. They cannot reform rashly and need to find a suitable method.
Obviously, Mugabe did not realize this and was eager for quick success and instant benefits. He directly seized the fields in the hands of white people in a simple and crude way and drove them away. How could they swallow this?
The same problem is because the national conditions are different, so the solution is definitely different. Mugabe did not take Mr. Deng's advice to heart, which caused Zimbabwe to fall into a mess and the people's lives were difficult. His willfulness and wrong decisions ultimately made the people pay for him.
0 The people opposed him to continue to rule and wanted to overthrow the Mugabe regime. He has been in power for decades and has a deep foundation, and his status cannot be shaken overnight. Not only did Mugabe implement an autocratic rule, he also wanted to pass the position of president to his family when he was old, so as to avoid the power falling into the hands of outsiders.
In 2017, 93-year-old Mugabe used his position to remove Vice President Mnangagwa . This person has a high reputation in Zimbabwe, and many people think he is taking over his competitors for his wife Grace.
His behavior once again aroused great dissatisfaction among the people.
Mnangagwa followed the flow and cooperated with the military and opposition parties. He launched a coup on November 15 of the same year and seized Mugabe.
Then, Mugabe resigned from his post as president and ended his 37-year rule over Zimbabwe in shame.
He spent the last period of his life in the countryside and died of illness on September 6, 2019.
From the hero respected by the people to the leaders despised by the people, Mugabe is wrong step by step. As the saying goes, "Listen to others' advice and have a full meal."
If he can follow Deng Gong's advice, his political career and the ending will definitely be different. He is still the respected "founding prime minister" and becomes a great man in Zimbabwe. Unfortunately, there are not so many ifs in the world.
What do you think about this? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area to discuss it.
