PREAMABLE We, the people of Zimbabwe ACCEPTING the supremacy of God: IN EXERCISE of our natural, inalienable and sovereign right to establish a system of governance that is open, democratic and accountable to the people; DESIROUS of creating and building a society based on the principles of the inherent dignity of the human being, equality, peace, social justice, democracy and good governance, freedom, respect for fundamental human rights, rule of law and social and economic progress; RECALLING our historic heroic and continuing struggles against colonialism, racism, tribalism, oppression against women, dictatorship and economic and political domination, and resolving to cherish and protect the gains of these struggles; IN SOLEMN commitment to the future of Zimbabwe, as a nation of people with diverse cultures and guaranteeing the development of all the people of Zimbabwe in national harmony and in a spirit of friendship and peace with all peoples of the world; AND HAVING fully participated in the constitution-making process. ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION AS THE FUNDAMENTAL LAW OF OUR LAND. 17