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Black Friday Currency Collapse

Zimbabwe · Government / Government of Zimbabwe. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1997Date range
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Chronological records

1997

Robert Gabriel Mugabe14 November 1997

Harare · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe dollar falls sharply after major unbudgeted government commitments.

Names involved

Robert Gabriel Mugabe

Provenance

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