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Timeline: Zimbabwe

Years: 1888 - 2009	Subject: Encyclopedias, Geographical reference
Publisher: HistoryWorld	Online Publication Date: 2012
Current online version: 2012	eISBN: 9780191735844

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Year	Event
1888	The Ndebele chieftain, Lobengula, grants Rhodes mining rights in what is now Zimbabwe Go to British South Africa Company in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Victorian era Politics Conquest and colonization Commerce and industry British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Society Empires
1890	Cecil Rhodes sends colonists to settle the newly won colony of Rhodesia Go to Rhodesia in The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Victorian era Politics Conquest and colonization British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Empires
1893	Leander Jameson, finding a pretext for war, drives Lobengula out of his kingdom in Rhodesia Go to Lobengula (c. 1836–94) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Victorian era Politics Conquest and colonization War British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Empires
1895	The territory south of the Zambezi is given the name Rhodesia, in honour of the man who has colonized it Go to Rhodesia in The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Victorian era Politics Conquest and colonization British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Empires
1909	Mineral discoveries on the border of Northern Rhodesia and the Belgian Congo give the first hint of the riches of the Copper Belt Go to Zambia in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1900s 20th century Commerce and industry European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa Central Africa East Africa South Africa South Africa (republic) Europe Society Empires
1923	Rhodesia becomes a self-governing colony with political power exclusively in the hands of European settlers Go to Rhodesia in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1920s 20th century Politics British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Empires
1953	The two Rhodesias and Nyasaland are merged in the self-governing Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Go to Central African Federation in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1950s 20th century Politics British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Empires
1961	Joshua Nkomo founds ZAPU, the Zimbabwe African People's Union, in the British colony of Southern Rhodesia Go to Nkomo, Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo (b. 17 June 1917) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1960s 20th century Politics Democracy and dissent British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Empires
1962	Ian Smith's white supremacist party, the Rhodesian Front, wins power in Rhodesia's election Go to Smith, Ian Douglas (1919–2007) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1960s 20th century Politics British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Empires
1963	Robert Mugabe and Ndabaningi Sithole split from ZAPU to found ZANU, the Zimbabwe African National Union Go to ZANU in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1960s 20th century Politics Democracy and dissent European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Empires The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved, as the three colonies go their separate ways Go to Central African Federation in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1960s 20th century Politics British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Empires
1964	Ian Smith, now prime minister of Rhodesia, arrests leading black politicians Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe Go to Smith, Ian Douglas (1919–2007) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1960s 20th century Politics British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Empires
1965	Ian Smith makes a unilateral declaration of Rhodesia's independence Go to Rhodesia in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1960s 20th century Politics British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Empires
1968	The United Nations, with the approval of Britain as the colonial power, imposes economic sanctions on Rhodesia Go to Zimbabwe in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1960s 20th century Politics Commerce and industry British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Society Empires
1976	Nkomo and Mugabe merge their guerrilla troops in a more effective disruptive force, to be known as the Patriotic Front Go to Mugabe, Robert Gabriel (1924– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1970s 20th century Politics
1979	The first multiracial elections held in Rhodesia are won by bishop Abel Muzorewa Go to Muzorewa, Abel Tendekayi (b. 14 Apr. 1925) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1970s 20th century Politics British empire Africa South Africa Empires A conference in London, at Lancaster House, finally achieves agreement on Southern Rhodesia Go to Zimbabwe in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1970s 20th century Politics Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Empires Britain Britain agrees to fund the purchase of land of British farmers in Southern Rhodesia willing to sell, for a much-needed land distribution programme Go to Zimbabwe in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1970s 20th century Politics
1980	Rhodesia becomes independent, taking the name Zimbabwe, with Robert Mugabe as prime minister Go to Zimbabwe in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1980s 20th century Politics Conquest and colonization British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Empires
1987	Mugabe and Nkomo merge their two parties as ZANU-PF, making Zimbabwe effectively a one-party state Go to ZANU in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1980s 20th century Politics The Zimbabwean constitution is changed to make Mugabe executive president (with Nkomo vice-president, until his death in 1999) Go to Mugabe, Robert Gabriel (21 Feb. 1924) in A Dictionary of Political Biography (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1980s 20th century Politics
1988	Britain stops funding Zimbabwe's purchase of land for redistribution, on the grounds that many of the farms are being given to the political elite Go to Zimbabwe in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1980s 20th century Politics Social and domestic Society
1992	A Land Acquisition Act enables Mugabe to purchase land compulsorily, abandoning the 'willing buyer, willing seller' principle agreed at Lancaster House Go to Mugabe, Robert Gabriel (1924) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1990s 20th century Politics
1995	Sithole is arrested, on a charge of plotting to assassinate Mugabe, in a move widely seen as a way of keeping him out of the 1996 presidential election Go to Zimbabwe in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1990s 20th century Politics
1996	Mugabe is elected unopposed for a new six-year term as president Go to Mugabe, Robert Gabriel (1924) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1990s 20th century Politics
1998	Violent gangs, calling themselves the Mugabe War Veterans Association, start to 'liberate' more than 100,000 sq km of white-owned farmland in Zimbabwe Go to Mugabe, Robert Gabriel (21 Feb. 1924) in A Dictionary of Political Biography (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1990s 20th century Politics Africa South Africa
2000	Trade unionist Morgan Tsvangirai leads a newly formed party in Zimbabwe, the MDC (Movement for Democratic Change) Go to Tsvangirai, Morgan Richard (10 March 1952) in A Dictionary of Political Biography (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 21st century Politics The voters in Zimbabwe reject a new constitution enabling the government to acquire land compulsorily without compensation Go to Zimbabwe in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 21st century Politics In Zimbabwe's elections, marred by intimidation and violence, Mugabe's party wins 62 and Tsvangirai's 57 seats in the assembly Go to Zimbabwe in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 21st century Politics
2002	In Zimbabwe's presidential election, again characterized by violence and apparent vote-rigging, Mugabe defeats Tsvangirai Go to Zimbabwe in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 21st century Politics
2007	Morgan Tsvangirai is arrested on his way to a prayer rally in Harare, and is severely beaten and tortured in police custody Go to Tsvangirai, Morgan Richard (10 March 1952) in A Dictionary of Political Biography (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 21st century Politics
2008	Evidence suggests that Tsvangirai has won Zimbabwe's presidential election, but after a delay of more than a month it is announced that a second round run-off is required Go to Tsvangirai, Morgan Richard (10 March 1952) in A Dictionary of Political Biography (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 21st century Politics Robert Mugabe wins the second round in Zimbabwe's presidential election after Morgan Tsvangirai has withdrawn from the contest due to widespread violence against his supporters Go to Mugabe, Robert (1924– ) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 21st century Africa
2009	Morgan Tsvangirai becomes prime minister of Zimbabwe, six months after agreeing to share power with Robert Mugabe Go to Tsvangirai, Morgan Richard (10 March 1952) in A Dictionary of Political Biography (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 21st century Politics Africa

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