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proposals, but the party's black members opposed it. Sadomba initially stayed in line with the party and supported the proposals, but changed his position after realizing he was an "obvious target" for blacks opposed to them. He resigned from the Centre Party in
February 1972, explaining his reason
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by saying: "If by saying 'No' the
African people are going to be united, then who am I go against this tide and cause the division which is responsible for our position today?" After leaving the Centre Party, he joined the newly formed
306:
In 1971, the issue of settlement proposals with the United
Kingdom over Rhodesian independence became a point of discord within the Centre Party. The party's white leadership supported the
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259:. He attributed his political influence to some of his teachers in his youth. He was active in the youth wings of Zimbabwean
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right before
Zimbabwe's independence, Sadomba lost his reelection campaign. In 1981, Sadomba left the UANC and joined
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354:. In his letter of resignation from the party presented to Bishop Muzorewa (and a copy of which he gave to
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295:. At the time of his election, Sadomba was the youngest Member of Parliament. Sadomba believed that no
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from 1970 to 1979. In 1979, he served in the
Parliament of the short-lived Rhodesian successor state,
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Papers
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Gendering the
Settler State: White Women, Race, Liberalism and Empire in Rhodesia, 1950–1980
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326:. By 1978, he was the leader of the black caucus in Parliament. In 1979, he joined the
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In 1974, Sadomba was reelected to
Parliament. In 1975, he left the ANC and became an
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and that political power should devolve only through the elected senators.
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Unpopular
Sovereignty: Rhodesian Independence and African Decolonization
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Sadomba was described in 1971 as "a likeable man, a schoolteacher and a
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231:, and changed parties several times, joining throughout his career the
878:. United States Joint Publications Research Service. 1978. p. 68.
338:. He was elected to Parliament for Mashonaland West Province in the
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constituency. He was one of seven black members elected from the
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party opposed to the discriminatory policies of the governing
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545:) – (not elected; top 8 elected from 56 candidates through
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The
Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Southern Africa
227:'s independence. He entered politics as a member of the
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Williams, Gwyneth; Hackland, Brian (22 December 2015).
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organizations. Before entering politics, Sadomba was a
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Zimbabwe, United African National Council of (1979).
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371:constituency, but lost with only 0.5% of the vote.
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467:Mulena Mwana Sherena Mundawarara (APP) – 5 (1.5%)
428:Paul Harbinett Joseph Chanetsa (Ind) – 83 (13.1%)
275:In the 1970 election, Sadomba was elected to the
783:Race Relations in Rhodesia: A Survey for 1972-73
730:"Centre Party (Rhodesia); papers – Archives Hub"
322:. In 1977, he was elected to Parliament for the
524:) – (1 of 6 elected from 24 candidates through
464:Stephen Amos Dzuka Chirenda (Ind) – 51 (15.5%)
8:
954:Members of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe
816:. University of Chicago Press. p. 212.
979:United African National Council politicians
434:Simon Chibvawure Paraffin (RAP) – 8 (1.3%)
17:
705:. Cornell University Press. p. 177.
702:Rhodesia: racial conflict or coexistence?
602:Abraham Mombeshora (Ind MDC) – 388 (1.6%)
534:1980 Southern Rhodesian general election
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510:1979 Zimbabwe Rhodesia general election
340:1979 Zimbabwe Rhodesia general election
555:2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election
964:People from Mashonaland West Province
959:Members of the Parliament of Rhodesia
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885:
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498:Tiriwanhu Mudzimu (Ind) – 83% (32.6%)
7:
845:. The Conference. 1980. p. 188.
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724:
722:
650:
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631:
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504:Milton Jack Makaya (Ind) – 10 (3.9%)
949:Centre Party (Rhodesia) politicians
944:21st-century Zimbabwean politicians
929:20th-century Zimbabwean politicians
336:Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia
875:Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa
862:. American University. p. 20.
856:Council, African National (1974).
14:
780:Davies, Dorothy Keyworth (1975).
605:Gerald Mubaira (Ind) – 320 (1.4%)
501:David Munyamana (Ind) – 15 (5.9%)
255:Sadomba was born around 1940 in
1004:Zimbabwean political candidates
474:1977 Rhodesian general election
440:1974 Rhodesian general election
431:Eric Gwanzura (Ind) – 45 (7.1%)
393:1970 Rhodesian general election
328:United African National Council
237:United African National Council
205:Ronald Takawira Douglas Sadomba
168:United African National Council
939:21st-century Zimbabwean people
934:20th-century Zimbabwean people
810:White, Luise (23 March 2015).
126:c. 1940 (age 83–84)
1:
672:Law, Kate (6 November 2015).
215:politician who served in the
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34:House of Assembly of Rhodesia
363:In 2000, Sadomba ran as the
547:proportional representation
536:, Mashonaland West Province
526:proportional representation
512:, Mashonaland West Province
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759:. Routledge. p. 51.
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98:William Benjamin Chimpaka
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414:Chad Magumise Chipunza (
313:African National Council
233:African National Council
154:African National Council
924:20th-century Methodists
588:Beta Zvanyanya Dongo (
421:Herbert Munukwa Mano (
330:, the party of Bishop
999:Zimbabwean Methodists
974:Rhodesian politicians
251:Early life and career
969:Rhodesian Methodists
989:ZANU–PF politicians
859:The Zimbabwe exodus
357:The Rhodesia Herald
324:Harare constituency
261:African nationalist
194:Teacher; politician
65:Godfrey Chidyausiku
575:) – 10,821 (45.8%)
367:candidate for the
342:. However, in the
599:MDC) – 703 (3.0%)
585:) – 9,236 (39.1%)
387:Electoral history
308:Pearce Commission
299:should be in the
277:House of Assembly
257:Southern Rhodesia
221:Zimbabwe Rhodesia
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