2016 in Zimbabwe
List of events
| |||||
| Decades: |
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: |
| ||||
The following lists events from the year 2016 in Zimbabwe.
Incumbents
- President: Robert Mugabe
- First Vice President: Emmerson Mnangagwa
- Second Vice President: Phelekezela Mphoko
Events
July
- July 4 - Riots break out in the capital of Harare after police attempted to disperse a protest by taxi drivers.[1]
- July 6 - Internet protests turn to the streets in response to fears of economic collapse.[2]
- July 7 - As protests spread across the country, dozens are arrested.[3]
- July 8 - Despite demands by the government to stop, protests continue to spread across the country.[4] Mugabe blames international sanctions for the inability to pay workers on time.[5] A two-day strike is threatened to be in place if the government does not meet protester demands.[6]
- July 9 - As a result of the protests, the economy cripples further.[7]
- July 11 - Evan Mawarire, the protest leader, demands the international community put pressure on the regime.[8]
- July 12 - Mawarire is arrested for allegedly "inciting public violence and disturbing peace".[9]
- July 13 - A court dismisses charges against Mawarire.[10]
References
- ^ "Zimbabwe police fire teargas as taxi drivers' protest turns violent". Reuters.
- ^ "Zimbabwe 'shut down' over economic collapse".
- ^ "Zimbabwe shuts down in protest over 'economic collapse'".
- ^ "Zimbabwe Protest Leaders Defiant Amid Alleged Police Intimidation".
- ^ "Govt workers not payed [sic] due to West sanctions, says Zimbabwe's Mugabe".
- ^ "From tweets to streets, Zimbabwe social media anger erupts into anti-Mugabe protests". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ "Zimbabwe crisis deepens as social media adds to Robert Mugabe's woes".
- ^ "'Now we are waking up': Zimbabwe protests leader seeks international help". TheGuardian.com.
- ^ "Zimbabwe pastor Evan Mawarire 'charged with inciting violence'".
- ^ "Zimbabwe court throws out case against anti-Mugabe pastor". Reuters.
- v
- t
- e
- Pre-1900s
- 1900s
- 1910s
- 1920s
