ARIN formerly covered Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe until AfriNIC was formed.

He is the only man to have reclaimed the Test record score, having scored 375 against England in 1994, a record that stood until Matthew Hayden's 380 against Zimbabwe in 2003.

It seems that the makers of the Ziwa / Gokomere wares were not the ancestral speakers of the Shona languages of today ’ s Zimbabwe, who did not arrive in there until around the tenth century, from south of the Limpopo river, and whose ceramic culture belonged to the western stream.

From about 1250 until 1450, Mapungubwe was eclipsed by the Kingdom of Zimbabwe.

From 1965 until 1979, it occupied the region now known as Zimbabwe.

Subsequently, the nation became the short-lived state of Zimbabwe Rhodesia ; it was not until April 18, 1980, that the country was internationally recognized as independent as the Republic of Zimbabwe.

During the Rhodesian Bush War of 1965-1980, the Rhodesian military increased its usage of commando type of operations in fighting against insurgents until the formation of Zimbabwe.

Nigeria adopted PAL for color transmissions in 1974 in the then Benue Plateau state in the north central region of the country, but countries such as Ghana and Zimbabwe continued with black and white until 1984.

Canaan Sodindo Banana ( 5 March 193610 November 2003 ) served as the first President of Zimbabwe from 18 April 1980 until 31 December 1987.

The designation ' Southern ' was adopted in 1901 and dropped from normal usage in 1964 on the break-up of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and Rhodesia became the name of the country until the creation of Zimbabwe Rhodesia in 1979.

Legally, from the British perspective, the name Southern Rhodesia continued to be used until April 18, 1980, when the name Republic of Zimbabwe was formally proclaimed.

In late 2002 the seizure was ruled illegal by the High and Supreme Courts of Zimbabwe, however the previous owner was unable to effect the court orders and General Mujuru continued living at the farm until his death on 15 August 2011

" Ishe Komborera Africa ", a Shona translation of Enoch Sontonga's Xhosa hymn " Nkosi Sikelel ' iAfrika " (" God Bless Africa " in English ) was made Zimbabwe's first national anthem, and remained in place until 1994, when it was replaced by the present anthem, " Simudzai Mureza wedu WeZimbabwe " (" Blessed be the Land of Zimbabwe ").

The following year, it was renamed Northern Province, which remained the name until 11 July 2003, when the name of the province was formally changed to the name of its most important river – on the border with Zimbabwe and Botswana – after deliberation by the provincial government and amendment of the Constitution.

The Zimbabwe African People's Union was a militant organization and political party that fought for the national liberation of Zimbabwe from its founding in 1961 until it merged with the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front in December 1987.

Zimbabwe reserved a fifth of the seats in Parliament for the white minority, until these were abolished by constitutional amendment in 1987.

Mutare ( known as Umtali until 1982 ) is the fourth largest city in Zimbabwe, with a population of around 170, 000.

After Rhodesia collapsed and became Zimbabwe in 1980, South Africa took over supporting RENAMO until the decline of the apartheid regime.

Welensky continued living in Rhodesia until Robert Mugabe gained power and the country became Zimbabwe.

Gweru ( formerly Gwelo until 1982 ) is a city near the centre of Zimbabwe at.

He returned against Zimbabwe but soon suffered another setback a month later when he broke his right elbow and was sidelined until May 2001.

* 2002 – Zimbabwe is suspended from the Commonwealth on charges of human rights abuses and of electoral fraud, following a turbulent presidential election.

On 20 March 2002 ( 10 days after the elections, which Mugabe won ) Howard announced that they had agreed to suspend Zimbabwe for a year.

In the early 21st century Harare has been adversely affected by the political and economic crisis that is currently plaguing Zimbabwe, after the contested 2002 presidential election and 2005 parliamentary elections.

In 2002, Kruger National Park, Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe, and Limpopo National Park in Mozambique were incorporated into a peace park, the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park.

* Revolutionaries Resistance and Crisis in Zimbabwe, pamphlet by Munyaradzi Gwisai 2002, available from the IST

It has an area of 28, 347 km² and a population of approximately 998, 265 ( 2002 ), representing about 8. 5 % of the total Zimbabwe population.

Schori was appointed election supervisor in Zimbabwe 2002 by the European Union.

Those sides have since been joined on the international stage by England ( 1990 ), South Africa ( 1991 ), Zimbabwe ( 1998 ), Namibia ( 1998 ), India ( 2000 ), Pakistan ( 2000 ), Sri Lanka ( 2002 ), the United Arab Emirates ( 2004 ), Wales ( 2007 ), France ( 2007 ) and Guernsey ( 2007 ).

He has the record of scoring the most runs without being dismissed in the One Day International match, with a total of 405 runs against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe in 2002 – 2003.

The former captain of the national Under-19 team, Vermeulen was first selected for Zimbabwe to play in the second Test against Pakistan in November 2002, after impressing in the local competition.

* In July 2000, 13 people were trampled to death in a riot at a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying match in Harare, Zimbabwe after South Africa took a 2 – 0 lead over Zimbabwe.

Trescothick had mixed fortunes in the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy ; he followed his century in the NatWest final with a man-of-the-match winning 119 against Zimbabwe, but failed to score as England lost to India and exited the tournament.

Zimbabwe Defense Minister Sydney Sekeramayi says the Zimbabwean military withdrew from the DRC in October 2002, but in June 2006 reporters said a 50-man force had stayed in the DRC to protect Kabila.

Some of his acclaimed knocks in ODIs are when he smacked the fastest 50 by an Indian off 21 balls in 2000 against Zimbabwe and took 3 wickets as well in that match, in another knock 95 against west indies in 2002 at jamshedpur.

In 2002, almost a year after his debut, he picked up his first and only century ( an unbeaten 159 off just 147 balls against Zimbabwe ) to win the Man of the Match award.

In 2002 he was transferred to the Holy Metropolis of Zimbabwe, where he established four missionary centres in Harare, a Hellenic Cultural Centre for 400 delegates, two large missionary centres in Malawi, with a hospital, technical schools and nursery schools.

Redcliff is a town situated in the Midlands Province, Zimbabwe, with a population of approximately 35, 000 ( as of 2002 ).

Lonely Planet Country Guide: Zimbabwe ( London: Lonely Planet, 2002 ) ISBN 1-74059-043-0

He later supported the Commonwealth's decision to suspend Zimbabwe for one year in the aftermath of that country's disputed 2002 presidential election.

During his tenure, he crafted and defended, helped by Patrick Chinamasa, the Broadcasting Services Act ( BSA ) ( 2001 ), the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation ( Commercialisation ) Act ( 2003 ), the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act ( AIPPA ) ( 2002 ), the Public Order and Security Act ( 2002 ), and the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation ( Commercialisation ) Act ( 2003 ).