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Election

Zimbabwe · Politics / Movement for Democratic Change. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
2000–2005Date range
1Named people
0Places

Chronological records

2000

Morgan Tsvangirai2000

Politics / Movement for Democratic Change

Zanu-PF narrowly fights off a challenge from the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Morgan Tsvangirai, but loses its power to change the constitution

2005

Morgan TsvangiraiNovember 2005

Politics / Movement for Democratic Change

The leader of the opposition MDC party says, "We are deeply disturbed by the fraudulent activities we have unearthed," and.

Morgan TsvangiraiNovember 2005

Politics / Movement for Democratic Change

The ruling Zanu-PF party wins an overwhelming majority of seats in a newly-created upper house of Parliament, the Senate, the opposition MDC splits over its leaders decision to boycott the poll.

Morgan TsvangiraiNovember 2005

Politics / Movement for Democratic Change

various human rights groups report hundreds of thousands of ghost voters had appeared on the electoral roll of 5.8 million.

Names involved

Morgan Tsvangirai

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