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The fall of Myanmar's dictatorship gives Zimbabweans hope
13 Nov 2015 at 13:45hrs | Views
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), led by Welshman Ncube, has reportedly said the fall of Myanmar's dictatorship was an indication Zimbabwe would one day be freed from the rule of President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu-PF party.
Ncube said this in a congratulatory message to Myanmar's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Election results on Friday showed a resounding rejection of military rule in Myanmar. The country, reports said, had been under army control for half a century.
Suu Kyi's party won a 1990 election by a landslide, only for the army to ignore the result and tighten its grip on power.
Ncube said Aung San Suu Kyi's victory showed "people power will always prevail in the end".
"Having suffered under the dictatorship of President Robert Mugabe for the last 35 years, your victory is a reminder to the people of Zimbabwe that people power will always prevail in the end," Ncube was quoted as saying.
Zimbabwe has been under Mugabe's leadership since 1980, when the southern African country attained its independence from colonial Britain.
Ncube said this in a congratulatory message to Myanmar's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Election results on Friday showed a resounding rejection of military rule in Myanmar. The country, reports said, had been under army control for half a century.
Suu Kyi's party won a 1990 election by a landslide, only for the army to ignore the result and tighten its grip on power.
Ncube said Aung San Suu Kyi's victory showed "people power will always prevail in the end".
"Having suffered under the dictatorship of President Robert Mugabe for the last 35 years, your victory is a reminder to the people of Zimbabwe that people power will always prevail in the end," Ncube was quoted as saying.
Zimbabwe has been under Mugabe's leadership since 1980, when the southern African country attained its independence from colonial Britain.
Source - Mugabe
