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| Feb.5 |
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Ex-ally to fight Mugabe in poll |
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| Feb.13 |
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Mugabe faces double challenge |
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| Mar.9 |
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Mugabe approves new ownership law |
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| Mar.27 |
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Mugabe critics predict fraud in elections |
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| Mar.28 |
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Mugabe in final election appeal |
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| Mar.29 |
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Opposition cries foul as Zimbabwe votes
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Vote counting begins |
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| Mar.30 |
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Monitors warn on 'delay' |
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First results of elections announced
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| Mar.31 |
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Anxious wait for results |
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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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Election pressure mounts |
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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
| The MDC said its leader Morgan Tsvangirai had won the presidential election. The official election results have not yet been declared
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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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Harare mayor's wife bludgeoned to death |
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Africa turns up heat on Zimbabwe |
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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 community to step in to prevent 'genocide'
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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 Opposition presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai was taking refuge at the Dutch embassy in Harare
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UN: Free Zimbabwe poll impossible The Security Council has unanimously condemned the violence and intimidation against Zimbabwe's opposition party
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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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Bush calls for Zimbabwe sanctions
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Mugabe 'preparing to be sworn in'
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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 Leaders meeting in Japan have said they will seek targeted sanctions against members of the Zimbabwean government over polls
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| Jul.10 |
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Zimbabwe rival parties hold talks Zimbabwe ruling Zanu-PF party and both factions of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change have begun 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.14 |
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UK looks to EU for Zimbabwe sanctions |
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| Jul.15 |
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Battered farmers seek justice |
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Bush calls for more pressure on Zimbabwe |
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| Jul.19 |
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$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
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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. The deal provides the groundwork to end political violence and establish some sort of coalition government. President stressed that the coming negotiations would involve ... | |
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| Jul.22 |
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EU agrees to tougher Mugabe sanctions |
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| Jul.28 |
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Mugabe rival offered vice presidency |
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| Jul.30 |
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Zimbabwe knocking 10 zeros off currency |
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| Aug. 11 |
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Mugabe vows to see talks through |
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| Aug. 12 |
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Mugabe agrees deal without Tsvangirai |
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| Aug. 15 |
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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
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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 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
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| Aug. 25 |
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Parliament elects first opposition speaker
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| Aug. 26 |
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Mugabe heckled at parliament opening Opposition members booed and heckled President Robert Mugabe as he spoke at the opening of the country's parliament
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| Aug. 27 |
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Police seize opposition MPs
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Zimbabwe restricts aid agencies Less than a week after lifting a ban on aid agencies, the government has imposed harsh restrictions on humanitarian groups
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Russia, China veto sanctions on Zimbabwe 
Rivals sign deal on talks President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have signed an agreement for formal talks