Why did ZANU (instead of ZAPU) come to power after the Rhodesian Bush War?

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You answered your question yourself:

Secondly, ZANU's leader Robert Mugabe was Shona, who were by far the largest of Zimbabwe's black ethnicities. ZAPU's leader Joshua Nkomo was Ndebele, who were an ethnic minority.

The Shonas are the biggest tribe, outnumbering the Ndebele (or Matabele) and everybody else substantially.

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