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Zimbabwe, 2008 Timeline Thursday, September 4     Author
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Summit opens to end Zimbabwe vote crisis Recount shows opposition ahead Officials: rivals face runoff Tsvangirai returns home Tsvangirai arrested ahead of runoff vote Biti ordered to face treason trial 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 Mugabe rival seeks refuge in embassy UN: Free Zimbabwe poll impossible Vote under threat of violence Mugabe sworn in after disputed election  President Robert Mugabe was sworn in after the Electoral Commission declared he overwhelmingly won the disputed runoff election African call for Zimbabwe unity Mbeki in Harare for crisis talks G8 to seek sanctions on Zimbabwe Zimbabwe rival parties hold talks   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 $100 billion banknotes introduced   Rivals sign deal on talks  President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have signed an agreement for formal talks Summit to target Zimbabwe crisis Summit ends in Zimbabwe stalemate Mugabe heckled at parliament opening Zimbabwe restricts aid agencies


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Opposition cries foul as Zimbabwe votes First results of elections announced   Mugabe's Zanu-PF loses majority


February 2008 ... more > Top ^

Feb.5  Ex-ally to fight Mugabe in poll
Feb.13  Mugabe faces double challenge


March 2008 ... more > Top ^

Mar.9  Mugabe approves new ownership law
Mar.27  Mugabe critics predict fraud in elections
Mar.28  Mugabe in final election appeal
Mar.29
 Vote counting begins
Mar.30  Monitors warn on 'delay'
Mar.31  Anxious wait for results


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Apr.1  Rivals neck and neck
 'No deal' for Mugabe to step down
 Election pressure mounts
Apr.2  
  Election Commission: Zanu-PF party has taken 94 of the 207 contested seats, while opposition parties have won 105
 The MDC said its leader Morgan Tsvangirai had won the presidential election. The official election results have not yet been declared
 Opposition wins assembly Apr.3 Raids target opposition party
 Zanu-PF meets to discuss strategy Apr.4 Zanu-PF backs Mugabe for run-off  MDC bids to end poll silence Apr.5 Opposition: Runoff risks violence Apr.7  Election officials arrested Apr.9  Court mulls vote decision Apr.10  Opposition rejects run-off vote Apr.11  Mugabe pulls out of election crisis summit  Ban on Harare rallies Summit to tackle Zimbabwe Apr.12   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 Zimbabwe to hold partial recount Apr.14  Opposition fail in legal bid Apr.15  Opposition warns of genocide Apr.16  Police clamp down on strikers Apr.17  Opposition party 'was offered deal' Apr.18  Mugabe attacks opposition and UK  Zimbabwe to begin ballot recount Apr.19  Zimbabwe weapons ship heads to Anglola  Annan demands action on Zimbabwe Apr.20  Opposition claims mass arrests Apr.21  Opposition turns to UN Apr.22  Churches: Stop the murder, torture  Official: Expect election result in days Apr.24  Zuma: Zimbabwe crisis at critical level  U.S.: Mugabe trying to steal election Apr.26   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  Mugabe opponents face vote ultimatum May.2   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 Mugabe rivals reject poll result
May.3  Run-off remains in doubt  Opposition holds firm against runoff May.4  Tsvangirai delays runoff decision May.8  Journalists, lawyer arrested May.10  Tsvangirai to run in second round May.11  Official: runoff must be delayed May.16  Run-off announced for end of June May.19  'Anti-foreigner' violence kills 22 May.24   Tsvangirai returns home  Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai returned to Zimbabwe for the first time since leaving the country after the controversial March 29 elect... May.25  At funeral, Tsvangirai criticizes Mugabe May.30  Challenger blasts Mugabe's rule

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Jun.4   Tsvangirai arrested ahead of runoff vote  Police have detained presidential contender, just weeks before the June 27 runoff election against President Mugabe  Opposition leader freed Jun.5 Police 'attack U.S. diplomats'
Zimbabwe suspends aid operations Jun.6 Zimbabwe halts opposition rallies  Aid ban 'puts millions at risk' Jun.7  Court lifts rally ban Jun.12 Mugabe critic on treason charge  Zimbabwe is worsening, UN warns Jun.14  Mugabe vows to fight 'traitors' Jun.19  Harare mayor's wife bludgeoned to death  Africa turns up heat on Zimbabwe Jun.20   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  Mugabe defiant as MDC mulls poll Jun.21  Judge okays opposition rally Jun.22   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 community to step in to prevent 'genocide'
 Criticism mounts on Zimbabwe poll Jun.23   Mugabe rival seeks refuge in embassy  Opposition presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai was taking refuge at the Dutch embassy in Harare   UN: Free Zimbabwe poll impossible   The Security Council has unanimously condemned the violence and intimidation against Zimbabwe's opposition party Jun.24  ANC 'dismayed' by Zimbabwe crisis Mugabe defiant as criticism grows  US to ignore Zimbabwe poll result Jun.25  Tsvangirai leaves embassy refuge  Mandela condemns Mugabe 'failure'  Tsvangirai denies peacekeepers request Jun.26  Mugabe rivals plead for end to 'genocide'  Mugabe rejects poll delay calls Jun.27   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  UN 'regrets' Zimbabwe election Jun.28 Bush calls for Zimbabwe sanctions Mugabe 'preparing to be sworn in' Election results delay Tutu urges Zimbabwe intervention Jun.29     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...
Observers denounce vote Zimbabwe looms over Africa summit Jun.30 Kenya urges AU to suspend Mugabe

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Jul.1 Mugabe aide tells West: 'Go hang'
    African call for Zimbabwe unity  African leaders have called for a government of national unity, where President Mugabe was re-elected unopposed last week Jul.2 U.S. may push UN sanctions on Zimbabwe Jul.3 220 seek refuge in U.S. Embassy Jul.4 Film of 'vote-rigging' Jul.5   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 Jul.8   G8 to seek sanctions on Zimbabwe  Leaders meeting in Japan have said they will seek targeted sanctions against members of the Zimbabwean government over polls Jul.10   Zimbabwe rival parties hold talks  Zimbabwe ruling Zanu-PF party and both factions of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change have begun talks Jul.11     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
Jul.14  UK looks to EU for Zimbabwe sanctions Jul.15  Battered farmers seek justice  Bush calls for more pressure on Zimbabwe Jul.19   $100 billion banknotes introduced  Troubled central bank introduced new $100 billion banknotes in a desperate bid to ease the recurrent cash shortages plaguing the economy Jul.21     Rivals sign deal on talks
  President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have signed an agreement for formal talks.    The deal provides the groundwork to end political violence and establish some sort of coalition government. President stressed that the coming negotiations would involve ...
Jul.22  EU agrees to tougher Mugabe sanctions Jul.28  Mugabe rival offered vice presidency Jul.30  Zimbabwe knocking 10 zeros off currency

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Aug. 11  Mugabe vows to see talks through Aug. 12  Mugabe agrees deal without Tsvangirai Aug. 15   Summit to target Zimbabwe crisis   Southern African leaders are set to start a 2-day summit, with hopes that stalled talks on Zimbabwe's power-sharing may resume Aug. 16 Protesters greet Mugabe at summit Aug. 17   Summit ends in Zimbabwe stalemate
Map of Johannesburg South Africa  Zimbabwe's ruling party and opposition have been unable to reach a power-sharing agreement at a summit of Southern African leaders Aug. 25 Parliament elects first opposition speaker Aug. 26     Mugabe heckled at parliament opening  Opposition members booed and heckled President Robert Mugabe as he spoke at the opening of the country's parliament Aug. 27 Police seize opposition MPs

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Tue.   Zimbabwe restricts aid agencies  Less than a week after lifting a ban on aid agencies, the government has imposed harsh restrictions on humanitarian groups