2017 in Zimbabwe

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2017
in
Zimbabwe

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The following lists events from the year 2017 in Zimbabwe.

Incumbents[edit]

Events[edit]

March[edit]

  • 3 March - 2016–17 Zimbabwe floods: Government officials say that floods since December 2016 have killed 246 people and over 2000 people remain homeless as a result.[1]

June[edit]

  • 10 June - President Mugabe sacks Johannes Tomana from the role of chief prosecutor after a tribunal found him guilty of sexual misconduct and incompetence.[2]

November[edit]

  • 3 November - American producer Martha O'Donovan is arrested for allegedly insulting the President.[3]
  • 6 November - Vice President Mnangagwa is fired by Mugabe as a move perceived to be an attempt to get his wife, Grace, to succeed him as President if he dies.[4]
  • 14 November - Military forces take up positions on the streets of the capital of Harare in what the ruling party, ZANU-PF, calls an act of treason.[5]
  • 15 November - President Mugabe is overthrown as military forces seize the capital and a news station reporting the coup.[6] The military issues a statement to remain calm and support the country's development as several officials are arrested.[7]
  • 18 November - Thousands of Zimbabweans celebrate on the streets of Harare at the downfall of Mugabe.[8]
  • 19 November - Mugabe is fired from the presidency of ZANU-PF and is replaced with Mnangagwa. He refuses to resign amid a request giving him 24 hours to do so or face impeachment.[9]
  • 21 November - Mugabe resigns after impeachment proceedings are launched.[10]
  • 24 November - Emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn in as the third President of Zimbabwe with elections pending next year.[11]
  • 25 November - Former finance minister Ignatius Chombo, arrested during the coup, is charged by the courts with corruption, fraud and power abuse.[12]

Deaths[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Zimbabwe floods killed 246, made thousands homeless".
  2. ^ "President Mugabe sacks Zimbabwe's chief prosecutor Johannes Tomana". BBC News. 10 June 2017.
  3. ^ "American television producer jailed for trying to 'overthrow' Zimbabwe's President Mugabe with a tweet".[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Robert Mugabe sacks vice-president to clear path to power for wife". TheGuardian.com. 6 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Soldiers on Harare streets as ruling party accuses Zimbabwe army chief of treason". Reuters. 14 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Soldiers take over Zimbabwe state broadcaster: ZBC staff". Reuters. 14 November 2017.
  7. ^ "'The situation has moved to another level': Zimbabwe army statement in full". TheGuardian.com. 15 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Zimbabwe crowds rejoice as they demand end to Mugabe rule". BBC News. 18 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Chaos in Zimbabwe after Mugabe fails to announce expected resignation". TheGuardian.com. 20 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Zimbabwe's Mugabe resigns ending decades-long dictatorship". Fox News. 21 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Zimbabwe's 'Crocodile' Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as leader". 24 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Ousted Zimbabwe finance minister Chombo faces corruption charges". Reuters. 25 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Bishop Patrick Mumbure Mutume †". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 9 February 2017.