Global Political Agreement

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The Global Political Agreement is the 2008 power-sharing accord in Zimbabwe that ended a disputed election crisis by outlining a framework for cooperation between rival political parties.

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Global Political Agreement canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coalition framework ⓘ
power-sharing agreement ⓘ
aimedTo end political violence in Zimbabwe ⓘ
promote national healing and reconciliation ⓘ
restore economic stability in Zimbabwe ⓘ
allocatedRoleTo MDC factions obtained cabinet posts ⓘ
MDC–T obtained prime ministership ⓘ
ZANU–PF retained presidency ⓘ
alsoKnownAs GPA (Zimbabwe) ⓘ
linked to: GNU (Zimbabwe)
cameIntoForceInYear 2009 ⓘ
chiefMediator Thabo Mbeki ⓘ
then President of South Africa ⓘ
context 2008 Zimbabwean general election ⓘ
2008 Zimbabwean political crisis ⓘ
country Zimbabwe ⓘ
createdOfficeFor Morgan Tsvangirai ⓘ
criticizedFor entrenching power of existing elites ⓘ
slow implementation of reforms ⓘ
includesProvision constitutional reform in Zimbabwe ⓘ
media reform in Zimbabwe ⓘ
national healing and reconciliation mechanisms ⓘ
promotion of human rights and rule of law ⓘ
restoration of economic stability and growth ⓘ
security sector reform discussions ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalForm political accord ⓘ
mediatedBy SADC ⓘ
Southern African Development Community ⓘ
principalSignatory Arthur Mutambara ⓘ
Morgan Tsvangirai ⓘ
Robert Mugabe ⓘ
providedForPosition Prime Minister of Zimbabwe ⓘ
purpose to establish a power-sharing government in Zimbabwe ⓘ
to resolve the 2008 election dispute in Zimbabwe ⓘ
relatedDocument Zimbabwe 2013 Constitution ⓘ
resultedIn Government of National Unity in Zimbabwe ⓘ
power-sharing government in Zimbabwe ⓘ
signatoryParty MDC–M ⓘ
linked to: MDC

MDC–T ⓘ
linked to: MDC

Movement for Democratic Change – Mutambara ⓘ
Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai ⓘ
ZANU–PF ⓘ
Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front ⓘ
linked to: ZANU–PF
signedIn Zimbabwe ⓘ
signedOn 2008-09-15 ⓘ
status implemented with disputes and delays ⓘ
timePeriod post-2008 election crisis ⓘ

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Government of National Unity (Zimbabwe) → legalBasis → Global Political Agreement ⓘ
Zimbabwean general election, 2008 → aftermath → Global Political Agreement ⓘ
GNU (Zimbabwe) → formedAsResultOf → Global Political Agreement ⓘ