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Zimbabwe in 1990

Historical records for Zimbabwe in 1990, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

9Records
6Events
2Named people
2Places
1Categories

Historical records

March

March 1990Presidential Election VictoryRobert Gabriel Mugabe

Zimbabwe · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

Mugabe wins the first direct presidential election under the executive system.

April

1 April 1990New Presidential TermRobert Gabriel Mugabe

Harare · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

Mugabe begins a new presidential term after the national election.

1 April 1990Presidential Election VictoryRobert Gabriel Mugabe

Zimbabwe · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

Mugabe wins Zimbabwe's presidential election and begins another term.

December

12 December 1990Compulsory Land Acquisition PolicyRobert Gabriel Mugabe

Harare · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

Mugabe's government expands legal authority for compulsory land acquisition.

12 December 1990Land Reform Constitutional AmendmentRobert Gabriel Mugabe

Harare · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

Parliament changes constitutional provisions governing compulsory land acquisition.

Other Events

1990Appointment as Vice-PresidentRobert Gabriel Mugabe

Harare · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

Nkomo becomes one of Zimbabwe's Vice-Presidents under the unity arrangement.

1990Appointment as Vice-PresidentJoshua Nkomo

Harare · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

Nkomo becomes Vice-President following the ZANU-PF and ZAPU political settlement.

1990Appointment as Vice-PresidentJoshua Nkomo

Harare · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

Nkomo is appointed Vice-President following implementation of the Unity Accord.

1990University ChancellorshipRobert Gabriel Mugabe

Harare · Government / Government of Zimbabwe

Legislation makes the President Chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe.

Names involved

Joshua NkomoRobert Gabriel Mugabe

Places involved

HarareZimbabwe

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.