2016 in Zimbabwe
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The following lists events from the year 2016 in Zimbabwe.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]July
[edit]- 4 July - Riots break out in the capital of Harare after police attempted to disperse a protest by taxi drivers.[1]
- 6 July - Internet protests turn to the streets in response to fears of economic collapse.[2]
- 7 July - As protests spread across the country, dozens are arrested.[3]
- 8 July - 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]
- 9 July - As a result of the protests, the economy cripples further.[7]
- 11 July - Evan Mawarire, the protest leader, demands the international community put pressure on the regime.[8]
- 12 July - Mawarire is arrested for allegedly "inciting public violence and disturbing peace".[9]
- 13 July - A court dismisses charges against Mawarire.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "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.