Zimbabwean discusses the turmoil back home

Police raid in Zimbabwe
Police loads supporters of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) into a truck after they raided the MDC headquarters, The Harvest House, in Harare, Zimbabwe, on April 25, 2008. Dozens of supporters of the Movement for Democratic Change were held in the raid on its offices in downtown Harare in an operation that police said was designed to find the perpetrators of recent arson attacks.
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Armed riot police raided the headquarters of Zimbabwe's main opposition party Friday.

Reports say they detained about 100 people.

After nearly a month, the electoral commission is still withholding the results of Zimbabwe's presidential election. Many observers believe the opposition party unseated or at least forced a run-off with Robert Mugabe, the president of 28 years.

Minnesota Public Radio's "In The Loop" went looking for Minnesotans with a connection to events in Zimbabwe.

Munya Munochiveyi
Munya Munochiveyi, a member of Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change.
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They found Munya Munochiveyi. He is finishing up his Ph.D. in history at the University of Minnesota. He's also a member of that opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change.

In The Loop host Jeff Horwich asked Munochiveyi if he's confident his candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai, won last month's election.

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