Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn is a

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an political organisation, founded by

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, Kudzai Mbudzi and Ibbo Mandaza.

Zimbabwean Presidential Election of 2008

was the Mavambo candidate, finishing third with 8.3% of the vote in the first round.

Zimbabwean Senate Election of 2008

There were several notable Mavambo candidates who stood for the

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, including

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, Margaret Dongo, Ibbo Mandaza, Kudzai Mbudzi, and

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, but none were elected.

After the elections

Since the presidential elections, Makoni has several times indicated his intention to convert his Muvambo/Kusile/Dawn formation into a formal political party. On 22 July 2008, the formation's national management committee met and agreed to finalise the transformation of the project into a political party, to be known as the National Alliance for Democracy

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ended his support for the Mavambo organisation in 2008, leaving to re-establish PF-ZAPU. In 2009, a power struggle developed within the organisation, with Kudzai Mbudzi and other leaders declaring they had removed Makoni.

References

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