Republican Front (Zimbabwe)

The Republican Front was a political party in Zimbabwe in the 1980s, led by Ian Smith as the continuation of the Rhodesian Front. The name change came on 6 June 1981 as an attempt to distance itself from its policies of the past.^[1]

Republican Front
Leader	Ian Smith
Founded	6 June 1981 (1981-06-06)
Dissolved	23 July 1984 (1984-07-23)
Preceded by	Rhodesian Front
Succeeded by	Conservative Alliance of Zimbabwe
Headquarters	Salisbury
Ideology	Conservatism White minority interests
Political position	Right-wing
Colours	Purple
Politics of Zimbabwe Political parties Elections

On 23 July 1984 it was renamed the Conservative Alliance of Zimbabwe. At that time the party, which had started with an all-white membership, tried to appeal to black members, as well as black voters who wished to oppose the policies of the Robert Mugabe government.^[2][3]