Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Robert Gabriel Mugabe Biography and Timeline — Page 5

Follow Robert Gabriel Mugabe through 168 dated historical records for Zimbabwe.

Robert Gabriel Mugabe, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

168Distinct records
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2008–2019Years on this page

2008

Presidential Runoff

President of Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

Mugabe contests a runoff after Tsvangirai withdraws amid political violence.

Role range: 1987-2017

Global Political Agreement Signed

President of Zimbabwe · Harare · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

Mugabe signs a power-sharing agreement with the two MDC formations.

Role range: 1987-2017

Hyperinflation Crisis

President of Zimbabwe · Harare · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

Extreme inflation destroys the value of the Zimbabwe dollar.

Role range: 1987-2017

2013

Constitutional Referendum

President of Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

Voters approve a new constitution by an overwhelming majority.

Role range: 1987-2017

New Constitution Assented

President of Zimbabwe · Harare · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

Mugabe gives assent to the new Constitution of Zimbabwe.

Role range: 1987-2017

Harmonised Election Victory

President of Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

Mugabe wins another presidential term as ZANU-PF regains a parliamentary majority.

Role range: 1987-2017

2017

Resignation from Presidency

President of Zimbabwe · Harare · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

Mugabe resigns after military intervention and the beginning of parliamentary impeachment proceedings.

Role range: 1987-2017

2019

Death of Robert Mugabe

President of Zimbabwe · Singapore · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

Former President Robert Mugabe dies in Singapore.

Role range: 1987-2017

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.