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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/13/zimbabwe" name="&lid={beautifulTrail}{Many villains to blame for years of horror}&lpos={trail}{1}"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745im_/http://image.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/04/12/zimbabwe10b.jpg" width="300" height="180" alt="A man holds the new Zimbabwean 50 million dollar note"/></a> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/13/zimbabwe" name="&lid={beautifulTrail}{Many villains to blame for years of horror}&lpos={trail}{2}">Many villains to blame for years of horror</a></h3> <div class="trailtext">How British ministers, white farmers and the country's opposition have misunderstood the Mugabe regime</div> <ul class="sublinks"> <li class="bullet last"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/oct/04/zimbabwe" name="&lid={sublinks}{Key dates in Zimbabwes recent history}&lpos={trail}{1}"> Key dates in Zimbabwe's recent history</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2008/apr/04/zimbabwe" name="&lid={beautifulTrail}{Zimbabwe at the crossroads}&lpos={trail}{3}"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745im_/http://image.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/03/29/zimbabwepolls.jpg" width="300" height="180" alt="Zimbabwe elections"/></a> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2008/apr/04/zimbabwe" name="&lid={beautifulTrail}{Zimbabwe at the crossroads}&lpos={trail}{4}">Zimbabwe at the crossroads</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"><strong>Interactive guide: </strong> A history of the African country and its present crisis</div> <ul class="sublinks"> <li class="bullet last"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/25/zimbabwe.mugabe.elections" name="&lid={sublinks}{Q&amp;A: Zimbabwe elections}&lpos={trail}{1}"> Q&A: Zimbabwe elections</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="image last"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/08/zimbabwe.southafrica" name="&lid={beautifulTrail}{He could not give up violence}&lpos={trail}{5}"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745im_/http://image.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/03/26/rmug300.jpg" width="300" height="180" alt="Mugabe at a church service in Bulawayo on March 23, 2008. He told the congregation that churches and businesses must all be run by black Zimbabweans"/></a> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/08/zimbabwe.southafrica" name="&lid={beautifulTrail}{He could not give up violence}&lpos={trail}{6}">He could not give up violence</a></h3> <div class="trailtext"><strong>Martin Meredith: </strong>Zimbabwe has been ruined by a leader who was once so full of promise</div> <ul class="sublinks"> <li class="bullet last"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/10/zimbabwe" name="&lid={sublinks}{Response: Comparison is too simplistic}&lpos={trail}{1}"> Response: Comparison is too simplistic</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="box"> <div id="related"> <div id="tags"> <div class="capsule ed-zone editor-zone-2"> <ul id="editor-zone-2" class="tri trail trailblock"> <li class="major-heading"><h2>Profiles</h2></li> <li class="normal live first image odd "> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/26/zimbabwe" name="&lid={headingVerticalLinks}{Robert Mugabe}&lpos={trail}{1}"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745im_/http://image.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/03/26/rmug140.jpg" width="140" height="84" alt="Mugabe at a church service in Bulawayo on March 23, 2008. He told the congregation that churches and businesses must all be run by black Zimbabweans" class="Article-mask"/> </a> <div class="linktext"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/26/zimbabwe" name="&lid={headingVerticalLinks}{Robert Mugabe}&lpos={trail}{2}">Robert Mugabe</a></p> </div> </li> <li class="normal live "> <div class="linktext"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/26/tsvangirai.zimbabwe.elections" name="&lid={headingVerticalLinks}{Morgan Tsvangirai}&lpos={trail}{3}">Morgan Tsvangirai</a></p> </div> </li> <li class="normal live odd "> <div class="linktext"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/26/makoni" name="&lid={headingVerticalLinks}{Simba Makoni}&lpos={trail}{4}">Simba Makoni</a></p> </div> </li> <li class="major-heading"><h2>Ian Smith</h2></li> <li class="normal live image "> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2007/nov/21/guardianobituaries.world" name="&lid={headingVerticalLinks}{Obituary}&lpos={trail}{5}"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745im_/http://image.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/01/21/smith140x84.jpg" width="140" height="84" alt="Ian Smith, Rhodesia" class="Article-mask"/> </a> <div class="linktext"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2007/nov/21/guardianobituaries.world" name="&lid={headingVerticalLinks}{Obituary}&lpos={trail}{6}">Obituary</a></p> </div> <div class="trailtext"><p>White Rhodesia's leader who declared unilateral independence and stood out against black majority rule in southern Africa</p></div> </li> <li class="normal live odd "> <div class="linktext"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/nov/23/comment.zimbabwe" name="&lid={headingVerticalLinks}{Knox Chitiyo: Smith was worse than Mugabe}&lpos={trail}{7}">Knox Chitiyo: Smith was worse than Mugabe</a></p> </div> </li> <li class="normal live "> <div class="linktext"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/nov/25/comment.zimbabwe" name="&lid={headingVerticalLinks}{Peter Godwin: I once thought of killing Smith}&lpos={trail}{8}">Peter Godwin: I once thought of killing Smith</a></p> </div> </li> <li class="major-heading"><h2>In pictures</h2></li> <li class="normal live image odd "> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/gallery/2007/jul/06/internationalnews.zimbabwenews" onclick="return openGalleryPopup('https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/gallery/2007/jul/06/internationalnews.zimbabwenews', 696);" name="&lid={headingVerticalLinks}{Secret lives}&lpos={trail}{9}"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745im_/http://image.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/02/13/boy.jpg" width="140" height="84" alt="Harare bus station" class="Gallery-mask"/> </a> <div class="linktext"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/gallery/2007/jul/06/internationalnews.zimbabwenews" onclick="return openGalleryPopup('https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/gallery/2007/jul/06/internationalnews.zimbabwenews', 696);" name="&lid={headingVerticalLinks}{Secret lives}&lpos={trail}{10}">Secret lives</a></p> </div> <div class="trailtext"><p>Photographer Robin Hammond evades Mugabe's murderous police to smuggle out these extraordinary images</p></div> </li> <li class="major-heading"><h2>From the archive</h2></li> <li class="normal live "> <div class="linktext"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080430065745/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/1980/feb/09/zimbabwe.simonhoggart" 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