Address by the President 0N the 26Th Independence Celebrations.Pdf
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE, COMRADE R. G. MUGABE, ON THE OCCASION OF ZIMBABWE'S 26 TH INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS, HARARE: 18 TH APRIL, 2006. Honourable Vice President, Comrade Joseph Msika, Honourable Vice President, Comrade Joice Mujuru and Baba Solomon Mujuru, Mai Muzenda, National Chairman of ZANU (PF) and Speaker of Parliament, Comrade John Nkomo, President of the Senate, Mai Edna Madzongwe, The Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku and Mai Chidyausiku, Members of the Politburo and Central Committee of the Ruling Party, ZANU (PF), Honourable Ministers here present, Members of Parliament, Service Chiefs, The Chairperson of the Harare City Commission, Madam Sekesai Makwavarara, Families of Heroes of Zimbabwe's Liberation Struggle, War Veterans, War Collaborators, Ex- Detainees and Restrictees, Your Excellencies Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Esteemed Foreign Guests and Visitors, Ladies and Gentlemen, Comrades and Friends. I welcome you warmly to these Celebrations which mark yet another chapter in our twenty-six years of Independence and Sovereignty. As I do so, I say thank you to all our people who have stood firm in the defence of our country, in different capacities, and resisted the enemy's repeated attempts to reverse our Independence. Today's Celebrations also have an enhanced resonance from the good rain season which should give us improved harvests this year. Further, the Celebrations carry the echoes of the September 2005 landmark, when through Constitutional Amendment No. 17, Government removed the legal hurdles that had inhibited the speedy and conclusive implementation of the Land Reform Programme. As we are aware, the Amendment designates all the land acquired for resettlement purposes as State land.
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