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The Fight for Zimbabwe — Part 1: Confronting a Failed State
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This is a story about human rights, corruption, hyperinflation, rapacious economic development, a currency war, a diaspora, and one man’s mission to make meaningful change for suffering people in a failed state.
Robert Chapman (Candidate for President of Zimbabwe) join Ron Steslow to discuss the history of Zimbabwe and his campaign to become its next president :
(02:15) Robert’s background and childhood
(09:10) Bitcoin and green energy
(11:50) Zimbabwe’s war for liberation
(16:35) The Reign of Mugabe
(23:17) Land reallocation and hyperinflation
(29:39) A military coup and its aftermath
(35:50) Economic collapse and government corruption
Learn more about Robert’s campaign here
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