In this chapter, the war ends, the guerrillas and their leaders return from exile in Zambia and Mozambique, and the fateful 1980 election is held, making Robert Mugabe and his ZANU party the overwhelmingly popular leaders of a new nation, Zimbabwe. In this context, Mapfumo struggles to maintain his career, now tarnished by the Muzorewa episode. The chapter concludes with a detailed description of the April 1980 independence celebration at Rufaro Stadium. Bob Marley heads up a long roster of entertainment and pageantry, events that are interrupted when crowds outside the stadium attempt to force their way in and are rebuffed with clouds of tear gas that drive Marley and his band from the stage. ZANU officials continually delay the performance by Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited. Embittered but proud, the band finally plays for a smattering of guerrilla fighters and supporters as the sun rises.