Brief History of Zimbabwe

This is the first post. It really was prompted by the desparate situation facing the people of Zimbabwe. To being let's give you a brief background story to Zimbabwe:

The country is dictated by President Robert Mugabe, who is accused by rights groups of massive violations of human rights.[2] Zimbabwe is currently experiencing a hard currency shortage, which has led to hyperinflation and chronic shortages in imported fuel and consumer goods. President Mugabe's critics blame his program of land reform. However, Mugabe claims that massive financial isolation through American, British, and European Union legislation such as the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001 is the actual cause of hyperinflation. Under ZDERA, the United States is prohibited from supporting any efforts by the International Monetary Fund and other financial institutions to extend loans, credit or debt cancellation to the Zimbabwean government.
Zimbabwe's current economic and food crisis, described by some observers as the country's worst humanitarian crisis since independence, has been attributed, in varying degrees, to government economic mismanagement, government prohibitions on relief efforts from foreign non-governmental organizations, a drought affecting the entire region, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. - Care of Wikipedia

I personally grew up in Zimbabwe - and in the 80s and early 90s it was a gem in Africa. The economy was stable, education strong and a good health care system. Over the last decade I have watched as this nation has slipped further and further into a dark hole of absolute dictatorship, corruption and destitution. The current government has made it clear that it is willing to let its people die and suffer before compromising their power.