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FRONTLINE; Crisis in Zimbabwe

04/25/1983

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Series

FRONTLINE

Program

Crisis in Zimbabwe

Program Number

113

Series Description

Premiered January 1983 Since January 1983, FRONTLINE has served as American public television's - PBS - flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its television broadcast debut as "the last best hope for broadcast documentaries," FRONTLINE's stature over 23 years is reaffirmed each week through incisive documentaries covering the scope and complexity of the human experience. Series release date: 1/1983

Program Description

Atrocities against supporters of Joshua Nkomo allegedly committed by Zimbabwe's President Mugabe are examined. Rhodesia, a symbol of white racism, has become Zimbabwe and white minority rule has given way to black majority rule. However, the end of the guerrilla war may not mean an end to fighting. Correspondent Charlie Cobb finds a rift between the nation's two black leaders that threatens to split the country along tribal lines.

Duration

00:61:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

News

Public Affairs

Citation

Chicago: “FRONTLINE; Crisis in Zimbabwe,” 04/25/1983, GBH Archives, accessed March 31, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3DFAA09EF38C48DEA0AF1ED046E1988A.

MLA: “FRONTLINE; Crisis in Zimbabwe.” 04/25/1983. GBH Archives. Web. March 31, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3DFAA09EF38C48DEA0AF1ED046E1988A>.

APA: FRONTLINE; Crisis in Zimbabwe. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3DFAA09EF38C48DEA0AF1ED046E1988A