The World - News from Oct. 4, 1985
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Zimbabwe Prime Minister Robert Mugabe and his chief political foe, Joshua Nkomo, met for talks on a possible merger of their two parties, a government spokesman said in Harare. It was the first formal meeting of the two since Mugabe fired Nkomo from a coalition Cabinet in 1982 on charges of plotting a coup. Sources said that the proposed accord would give Nkomo the No. 3 position in the ruling party. Diplomats said a merger could end the three-year rebellion in southwestern Zimbabwe and pave the way for a one-party state.
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