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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 
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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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Ban on Harare rallies |
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Mugabe pulls out of election crisis summit |
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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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Annan demands action on Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe weapons ship heads to Anglola |
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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
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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 | |
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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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