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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabweans mark 26 years of independence Tuesday with little to celebrate amid deepening economic hardships, personal tragedies and a rapidly widening gap between the rich elite and the poor majority.
President Robert Mugabe's ruling party said Monday it was "disturbed" that young Zimbabweans showed no pride in their nation's independence from colonial-era white rule after a bitter seven-year bush war that killed at least 40,000 fighters.
Lavish celebrations, including an address by Mugabe, are planned throughout the country.
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