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* 4 July - [[2016 Zimbabwe protests|Riots break out]] in the capital of [[Harare]] after police attempted to disperse a protest by taxi drivers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-protests/zimbabwe-police-fire-teargas-as-taxi-drivers-protest-turns-violent-idUSKCN0ZK1DO |title=Zimbabwe police fire teargas as taxi drivers' protest turns violent|website=[[Reuters]] }}</ref> |
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* 6 July - Internet protests turn to the streets in response to fears of economic collapse.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36724874 |title=Zimbabwe 'shut down' over economic collapse}}</ref> |
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* 7 July - As protests spread across the country, dozens are arrested.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/zimbabwe-shuts-protest-economic-collapse-160706153213733.html |title=Zimbabwe shuts down in protest over 'economic collapse'}}</ref> |
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* 8 July - Despite demands by the government to stop, protests continue to spread across the country.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/protest-leaders-defiant-as-police-orders/3409664.html |title=Zimbabwe Protest Leaders Defiant Amid Alleged Police Intimidation}}</ref> Mugabe blames international sanctions for the inability to pay workers on time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/govt-workers-not-payed-due-west-sanctions-says-183704292.html |title=Govt workers not payed [sic] due to West sanctions, says Zimbabwe's Mugabe}}</ref> A two-day strike is threatened to be in place if the government does not meet protester demands.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/southern-africa/2016/07/08/zimbabwe-social-media-anti-mugabe-protests/ |title=From tweets to streets, Zimbabwe social media anger erupts into anti-Mugabe protests |access-date=2018-01-12 |archive-date=2017-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201080852/https://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/southern-africa/2016/07/08/zimbabwe-social-media-anti-mugabe-protests/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* 9 July - As a result of the protests, the economy cripples further.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/09/zimbabwe-crisis-deepens-as-social-media-adds-to-robert-mugabes-w/ |title=Zimbabwe crisis deepens as social media adds to Robert Mugabe's woes }}</ref> |
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* 11 July - [[Evan Mawarire]], the protest leader, demands the international community put pressure on the regime.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/11/zimbabwe-thisflag-protests-leader-calls-for-international-support |title='Now we are waking up': Zimbabwe protests leader seeks international help|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] }}</ref> |
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* 12 July - Mawarire is arrested for allegedly "inciting public violence and disturbing peace".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36773466 |title=Zimbabwe pastor Evan Mawarire 'charged with inciting violence'}}</ref> |
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* 13 July - A court dismisses charges against Mawarire.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-protests/zimbabwe-court-throws-out-case-against-anti-mugabe-pastor-idUSKCN0ZS0IS?il=0 |title=Zimbabwe court throws out case against anti-Mugabe pastor|website=[[Reuters]] }}</ref> |
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The following lists events from the year 2016 in Zimbabwe.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Robert Mugabe
- First Vice President: Emmerson Mnangagwa
- Second Vice President: Phelekezela Mphoko
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.