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Harare tycoon rides political upheaval

By FT reporters

Published: July 31 2008 23:31 | Last updated: July 31 2008 23:31

John Bredenkamp, the Zimbabwean tycoon linked to £20m of payments made by BAE Systems, has ridden political upheaval to become one of his country’s richest international businessmen.

Over a four-decade career that has taken him from Harare’s tobacco auction floors to Downing Street, he has shown himself an opportunist whose business dealings have come under attack from the United Nations and non-governmental groups.

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