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| Mar.29 |
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Opposition cries foul as Zimbabwe votes
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| Mar.30 |
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First results of elections announced
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| Apr.1 |
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Rivals neck and neck |
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'No deal' for Mugabe to step down |
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| Apr.2 |
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Mugabe's Zanu-PF loses majority 
Election Commission: Zanu-PF party has taken 94 of the 207 contested seats, while opposition parties have won 105
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Opposition wins assembly |
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| Apr.3 |
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Raids target opposition party
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Zanu-PF meets to discuss strategy |
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| Apr.4 |
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Zanu-PF backs Mugabe for run-off
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MDC bids to end poll silence |
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| Apr.5 |
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Opposition: Runoff risks violence
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| Apr.7 |
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Election officials arrested |
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| Apr.9 |
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Court mulls vote decision |
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| Apr.10 |
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Opposition rejects run-off vote |
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| Apr.11 |
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Mugabe pulls out of election crisis summit |
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Ban on Harare rallies |
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Summit to tackle Zimbabwe
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| Apr.12 |
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Summit opens to end Zimbabwe vote crisis Leaders from southern Africa convened for a meeting aimed at trying to resolve a dispute over the release of March 29 presidential election results
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Zimbabwe to hold partial recount
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| Apr.14 |
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Opposition fail in legal bid |
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| Apr.15 |
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Opposition warns of genocide |
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| Apr.16 |
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Police clamp down on strikers |
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| Apr.17 |
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Opposition party 'was offered deal' |
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| Apr.18 |
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Mugabe attacks opposition and UK |
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Zimbabwe to begin ballot recount |
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| Apr.19 |
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Zimbabwe weapons ship heads to Anglola |
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Annan demands action on Zimbabwe |
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| Apr.20 |
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Opposition claims mass arrests |
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| Apr.21 |
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Opposition turns to UN |
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| Apr.22 |
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Churches: Stop the murder, torture |
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Official: Expect election result in days |
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| Apr.24 |
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Zuma: Zimbabwe crisis at critical level |
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U.S.: Mugabe trying to steal election |
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| Apr.26 |
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Recount shows opposition ahead Ruling party has failed to gain the seats needed to hold onto control of parliament in a recount of ballots in last month's controversial elections
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| May.1 |
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Mugabe opponents face vote ultimatum |
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| May.2 |
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Officials: rivals face runoff A runoff has been declared in presidential election after officials said main Tsvangirai won 47.9% of votes, compared to 43.2% for Mugabe
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Mugabe rivals reject poll result
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| May.3 |
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Run-off remains in doubt |
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Opposition holds firm against runoff |
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| May.4 |
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Tsvangirai delays runoff decision |
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| May.8 |
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Journalists, lawyer arrested |
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| May.10 |
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Tsvangirai to run in second round |
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| May.11 |
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Official: runoff must be delayed |
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| May.16 |
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Run-off announced for end of June |
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| May.19 |
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'Anti-foreigner' violence kills 22 |
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| May.24 |
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Tsvangirai returns home Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai returned to Zimbabwe for the first time since leaving the country after the controversial March 29 elect...
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| May.25 |
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At funeral, Tsvangirai criticizes Mugabe |
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| May.30 |
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Challenger blasts Mugabe's rule |
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| Jun.4 |
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Tsvangirai arrested ahead of runoff vote Police have detained presidential contender, just weeks before the June 27 runoff election against President Mugabe
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Opposition leader freed |
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| Jun.5 |
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Police 'attack U.S. diplomats'
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Zimbabwe suspends aid operations
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| Jun.6 |
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Zimbabwe halts opposition rallies
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Aid ban 'puts millions at risk' |
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| Jun.7 |
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Court lifts rally ban |
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| Jun.12 |
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Mugabe critic on treason charge
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Zimbabwe is worsening, UN warns |
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| Jun.14 |
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Mugabe vows to fight 'traitors' |
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| Jun.19 |
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Africa turns up heat on Zimbabwe |
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Harare mayor's wife bludgeoned to death |
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| Jun.20 |
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Biti ordered to face treason trial A magistrate ruled that Tendai Biti, the secretary-general of the opposition party, must face trial on charges that include treason
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Mugabe defiant as MDC mulls poll |
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| Jun.21 |
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Judge okays opposition rally |
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| Jun.22 |
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Opposition pulls out of election | Morgan Tsvangirai is pulling out of presidential run-off as there was no point running when elections would not be free and fair. Tsvangirai called on the global commu... | |
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Criticism mounts on Zimbabwe poll |
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| Jun.23 |
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Mugabe rival seeks refuge in embassy
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UN: Free Zimbabwe poll impossible
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| Jun.24 |
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ANC 'dismayed' by Zimbabwe crisis |
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Mugabe defiant as criticism grows
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US to ignore Zimbabwe poll result |
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| Jun.25 |
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Tsvangirai leaves embassy refuge |
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Mandela condemns Mugabe 'failure' |
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Tsvangirai denies peacekeepers request |
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| Jun.26 |
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Mugabe rivals plead for end to 'genocide' |
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Mugabe rejects poll delay calls |
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| Jun.27 |
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Vote under threat of violence Zimbabweans have been going to the polls in presidential runoff election amid reports of intimidation by Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party
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UN 'regrets' Zimbabwe election |
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| Jun.28 |
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Mugabe 'preparing to be sworn in' |
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Bush calls for Zimbabwe sanctions |
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Election results delay |
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Tutu urges Zimbabwe intervention |
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| Jun.29 |
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Mugabe sworn in after disputed election| President Robert Mugabe was sworn in after the Electoral Commission declared he overwhelmingly won the disputed runoff election. Robert Mugabe was the only candidate to run after the opposition boycotted the vote amid claims of state-sponsored violence. A 21-gun salute and military jet fly-by greet... | |
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Observers denounce vote |
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Zimbabwe looms over Africa summit |
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| Jun.30 |
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Kenya urges AU to suspend Mugabe |
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| Jul.1 |
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Mugabe aide tells West: 'Go hang' |
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African call for Zimbabwe unity African leaders have called for a government of national unity, where President Mugabe was re-elected unopposed last week
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| Jul.2 |
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U.S. may push UN sanctions on Zimbabwe |
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| Jul.3 |
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220 seek refuge in U.S. Embassy |
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| Jul.4 |
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Film of 'vote-rigging' |
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| Jul.5 |
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Mbeki in Harare for crisis talks Thabo Mbeki has held talks with President Robert Mugabe and members of a breakaway opposition faction. Tsvangirai declined to meet Mbeki
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| Jul.8 |
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G8 to seek sanctions on Zimbabwe
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| Jul.10 |
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Zimbabwe rival parties hold talks
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| Jul.11 |
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Russia, China veto sanctions on Zimbabwe Russia and China vetoed a resolution that would have imposed sanctions on Mugabe, and 11 senior members of his government
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| Jul.19 |
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$100 billion banknotes introduced
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| Jul.21 |
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Rivals sign deal on talks President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have signed an agreement for formal talks
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| Aug.15 |
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Summit to target Zimbabwe crisis
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| Aug.16 |
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Protesters greet Mugabe at summit |
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| Aug.17 |
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Summit ends in Zimbabwe stalemate 
Zimbabwe's ruling party and opposition have been unable to reach a power-sharing agreement at a summit of Southern African leaders
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| Aug.26 |
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Mugabe heckled at parliament opening
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| Sep.11 |
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Rivals agree unity deal The opposition leader Tsvangirai and President Mugabe to share power. Tsvangirai would be prime minister with Mugabe president
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| Sep.15 |
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Rivals sign power-share deal| President Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai set aside deep differences to sign a deal intended to end the violent crisis | |
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Zimbabwe replaces $10 trillion banknote The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has introduced a $1,000 note, $10 trillion in the old value, as the country battles to end cash shortages
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| Oct.11 |
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Fury as Mugabe party gets key ministries
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| Oct.12 |
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Tsvangirai in threat to quit deal
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| Nov.9 |
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Zimbabwe rivals 'must compromise'
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Tsvangirai rejects compromise offer |
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| Nov.20 |
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Mom, tot among 12 'seized' |
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| Nov.21 |
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Cholera kills 300 WHO: Nearly 300 people have died from an outbreak in Zimbabwe that is compounded by the country's collapsing health-care system
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| Nov.22 |
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Government rejects Carter and Annan A group including former UN chief and former U.S. President postponed a visit to Zimbabwe meant to highlight the country's humanitarian cris...
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| Dec.2 |
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Cholera deaths near 500 More than 11,700 cases of cholera have been recorded since August
| Cholera spread has been aided by the collapse of Zimbabwe's health and sanitation systems amid a economic and political crisis
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| Dec.4 |
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Kenya PM calls for Mugabe removal |
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Cholera national emergency declared |
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| Dec.5 |
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PM urges Zimbabwe cholera action |
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| Dec.6 |
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Zimbabwe 'set for cholera jump'
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| Dec.13 |
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Mugabe takes step toward power-sharing
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| Dec.18 |
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Cholera deaths pass 1,000 The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said 1,111 people have died in the in Zimbabwe outbreak
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| Dec.19 |
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Tsvangirai threatens to halt unity talks
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| Dec.21 |
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U.S. no longer supports Zimbabwe deal A top U.S. diplomat: The United States no longer supports a power-sharing deal between President Mugabe and the country's opposition
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| Dec.27 |
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Children 'wasting away' - aid group
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