The World - News from Dec. 1, 1985
Prime Minister Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe leaves today on his first official visit to the Soviet Union, marking a turnabout in the African country’s once-frosty relations with Moscow. After independence in 1980, Mugabe kept the Soviet Union at arm’s length because of its support for his political rival, Joshua Nkomo. An African diplomat in Harare said Mugabe’s Moscow visit is important because he is scheduled to take over next year as leader of the movement of nonaligned nations and needs to balance earlier trips to the United States and China.
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