The Lancaster House Agreement was signed on December 21, 1979. Lord Carrington and Sir Ian Gilmour signed the agreement on behalf of the United Kingdom, Abel Muzorewa and Silas Mundawarara signed for the government of Zimbabwe Rhodesia, and Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo for the Patriotic Front. The success of the Lancaster House negotiations can be explained by a balance of forces on the battlefield that clearly favoured the nationalists, the impact of international sanctions on the Rhodesian e