Paper 2 · November 2020 · Constitution and Governance
Which of the following was a provision of the Lancaster House constitution of 1979?
AZimbabwe was to become a one-party state with no parliamentary seats reserved for any minority group.
BThe British government was to be exempted from providing any funds toward land purchases.
CLand was to be redistributed on a willing-seller, willing-buyer basis for the first ten years of independence.
DAll land owned by white farmers was to be compulsorily seized without compensation immediately at independence.
Explanation
Lancaster House set land redistribution on a willing-seller, willing-buyer basis for the first ten years of independence, with Britain committed to helping fund the purchases, alongside guaranteed elections and reserved white parliamentary representation, not immediate uncompensated seizure or a one-party state.
Derived from ZIMSEC Heritage Studies Paper 2, Nov 2020, Q1