U vrijeme ostvarenja nezavisnosti, tadašnji predsjednik (i sadašnji)
Robert Mugabe je obećao ujedinjenje svih triju oružanih snaga u
tadašnjoj Rodeziji. Spojili su postojeću Rodezijsku vojsku sa ZANLA
snagama stranke ZANU-PF (oko 20.000 pripadnika) te oko 15.000 boraca
ZIPRA, stranke PF-ZAPU. Trenutno, oružane snage broje oko 30.000
pripadnika, od čega je oko 5.000 u avjaciji. Grane vojske su kopnena
vojska, avijacija te Republikanska policija koja u sebi uključuje i
žandarmeriju te policijsku grupu podrške. |
At the time of
independence, the then Prime Minister
Robert Mugabe
declared that integrating
Zimbabwe's
three armed forces would be one of Zimbabwe's top priorities. The
existing
Rhodesian
forces were combined with the two guerilla armies;
the 20,000-strong
ZANLA
forces of
ZANU-PF
and the 15,000-strong
ZIPRA
forces of PF-ZAPU.
Currently the armed forces of Zimbabwe are completely integrated and are
composed of an army (ZNA) and an air force (AFZ). The ZNA currently has
an active duty strength of 30,000. The air force has about 5,000 men
assigned. In July
1994
the combined Zimbabwe Defense Forces Headquarters was created. The
branches are
Zimbabwe National Army,
Air Force of Zimbabwe,
Zimbabwe Republic
Police
(includes Police Support Unit, Paramilitary Police). |