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| Jan.8 |
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MDC blocks ban on election monitors
| Jan.10 |
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Mugabe gets new powers Parliament has approved 2 of the 3 controversial measures which President wants to use in his re-election campaign
| Jan.31 |
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Fury at media curbs
| Feb.18 |
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EU agrees Zimbabwe sanctions
| Feb.25 |
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Mugabe opponent accused of treason Morgan Tsvangirai is to face charges of offence punishable by death - over an alleged plot to assassinate President
| Mar.8 |
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Presidential elections started
| Mar.9 |
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Zimbabweans flock to crucial poll
| Mar.10 |
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Vote 'extended'
| Mar.12 |
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Mugabe nears election victory
| Mar.13 |
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Mugabe wins 'rigged' poll President has won a fifth term in office amid accusations of ballot irregularities and ruling party violence | |
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West blasts 'flawed' election
| Mar.19 |
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Commonwealth suspended Zimbabwe
| Mar.20 |
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Mugabe rival charged with treason
| Jun.10 |
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36 students burnt to death in crash
| Aug.8 |
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Farmers defy deadline
| Aug.12 |
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Mugabe tells white farmers to go President has told white farmers defying an eviction order to quit the country
| Aug.23 |
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Mugabe dissolves cabinet President, who won controversial presidential elections in March, would work on a new team on weekend
| Aug.26 |
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Mugabe appoints 'war cabinet'
| Sep.2 |
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Zimbabwe tensions hit Earth Summit
| Sep.8 |
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Deadline over, no arrests
| Sep.13 |
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Farmers, judge held
| Oct.22 |
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Opposition MP found dead
| Nov.1 |
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Mugabe slams oil companies
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| Jan.7 |
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Draconian laws debates |
| Jan.8 |
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MDC blocks ban on election monitors Justice minister plans to push controversial laws through parliament
| Jan.9 |
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Army weighs in against Mugabe foe |
| Jan.10 |
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Mugabe gets new powers Parliament has approved 2 of the 3 controversial measures which President wants to use in his re-election campaign | |
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Mugabe faces international censure |
| Jan.14 |
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Zimbabwe set to pass media law |
| Jan.20 |
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Violence at opposition rally |
| Jan.29 |
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UK urges Zimbabwe suspension |
| Jan.31 |
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Fury at media curbs Britain and the US have strongly condemned a bill passed by parliament to restrict media coverage of presidential elections
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| Feb.4 |
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EU observers arrive |
| Feb.5 |
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Freed reporter 'unbroken' |
| Feb.14 |
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Zimbabwe approves EU observers |
| Feb.18 |
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EU agrees Zimbabwe sanctions The European Union will impose sanctions on Zimbabwe's ruling elite and will pull its election observers out of the country
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Zimbabwe attacks EU sanctions |
| Feb.19 |
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First EU observers leave Zimbabwe |
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US plans Zimbabwe sanctions |
| Feb.25 |
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Mugabe opponent accused of treason Morgan Tsvangirai is to face charges of offence punishable by death - over an alleged plot to assassinate President | |
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Mugabe rival brushes off treason charges |
| Feb.26 |
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More Mugabe opponents charged |
| Feb.27 |
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Court declared electoral law 'illegal' |
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| Mar.1 |
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Commonwealth split over Zimbabwe |
| Mar.2 |
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Commonwealth rift over Zimbabwe |
| Mar.3 |
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Summit strikes Zimbabwe deal |
| Mar.5 |
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Security forces rigging vote |
| Mar.6 |
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Mugabe rivals mount legal challenge |
| Mar.7 |
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Last day of campaigning |
| Mar.8 |
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Mugabe accused of fixing poll |
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Presidential elections started President Robert Mugabe faces a strong challenge from Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition MDC
| Mar.9 |
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Zimbabweans flock to crucial poll Voting is proceeding slowly presidential election, with long lines of thousands of voters outside many polling stations
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Slow vote enters day two |
| Mar.10 |
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Vote 'extended' High Court has ruled that the presidential election should continue for a third day. Justice Minister would appeal
| Mar.11 |
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Chaos threatens poll |
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Election ends in confusion |
| Mar.12 |
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Observers condemn poll
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Mugabe nears election victory President has a clear lead over opposition challenger Tsvangirai with more than 80% of votes counted
| Mar.13 |
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Mugabe wins 'rigged' poll President has won a fifth term in office amid accusations of ballot irregularities and ruling party violence | |
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West blasts 'flawed' election The US and Britain condemned the result of elections, while some African countries have welcomed Mugabe's victory
| Mar.14 |
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Commonwealth condemned election
| Mar.15 |
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Media curbs enacted
| Mar.17 |
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Mugabe sworn in; pledges land reform
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African leaders set for Harare talks
| Mar.18 |
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Commonwealth to decide on Zimbabwe
| Mar.19 |
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Commonwealth suspended Zimbabwe Trade unions have called the strike in protest at the harassment of pro-opposition workers
| Mar.20 |
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Mugabe rival charged with treason Morgan Tsvangirai denies plotting to kill President, who defeated him in a election 10 days ago
| Mar.26 |
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Aussies abandon Zimbabwe tour |
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| Apr.5 |
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Hundreds arrested
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Protesters warned
| Apr.30 |
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State of disaster as famine looms
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| May.17 |
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Police chief flouts EU ban
| May.27 |
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AIDS emergency declared
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| Jun.10 |
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36 students burnt to death in crash Bus with trainee teachers collided with a truck near the central town of Masvingo
| Jun.23 |
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Whites 'must stop farming'
| Jun.24 |
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Farmers to defy edict
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| Jul.15 |
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Reporter cleared and expeled
| Jul.22 |
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EU extends Zimbabwe sanctions
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| Aug.1 |
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Mugabe retaliates against sanctions
| Aug.7 |
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$34m EU aid package
| Aug.8 |
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Court boost for farmers
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Farmers defy deadline 2000 whites are awaiting the government's next move after they defied a deadline to leave their land or face eviction
| Aug.10 |
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Government warns farmers to quit
| Aug.12 |
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Mugabe tells white farmers to go President has told white farmers defying an eviction order to quit the country | |
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Mugabe reforms 'threaten disaster'
| Aug.14 |
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Second farm occupied
| Aug.17 |
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Over 80 farmers arrested
| Aug.18 |
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130 white farmers arrested
| Aug.20 |
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White farmers 'quit land'
| Aug.23 |
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Mugabe dissolves cabinet President, who won controversial presidential elections in March, would work on a new team on weekend | |
| Aug.26 |
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Mugabe appoints 'war cabinet' President has sworn in a cabinet to fight opposition from Britain and its allies as well as the country's economic problems
| Aug.28 |
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54 farm seizures halted
| Aug.29 |
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Harare radio station bombed
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| Sep.2 |
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Zimbabwe tensions hit Earth Summit Mugabe lashed out at his critics, especially Tony Blair. President said Zimbabwe had fought hard for sovereignty
| Sep.8 |
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Deadline over, no arrests A new deadline for white farmers to quit their properties and make way for landless blacks expired
| Sep.12 |
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Land policy toughened
| Sep.13 |
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Farmers, judge held 12 white farmers have been arrested for defying orders to leave their land to make way for new black settlers
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| Oct.22 |
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Opposition MP found dead Learnmore Jongwe, charged with murdering his wife, has been found dead in his prison cell
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| Nov.1 |
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Mugabe slams oil companies President will deregulate fuel imports and demand oil companies supply gas from their external hard currency reserves
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| Dec.19 |
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Green light to stage matches during Cup |
| Dec.28 |
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Pressure grows for Zimbabwe decision |