* 2009 – Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwe Dollar as their official currency.

* 1980 – Zimbabwe joins the United Nations.

* 1980 – The Republic of Zimbabwe ( formerly Rhodesia ) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President.

* 1925 – Abel Muzorewa, African politician, Prime Minister of Republic of Zimbabwe Rhodesia ( d. 2010 )

Kenya's victories over Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, among others – and a forfeit by the New Zealand team, which refused to play in Kenya because of security concerns – enabled Kenya to reach the semi-finals, the best result by an associate.

* 1987 – In Zimbabwe, the political parties ZANU and ZAPU reach an agreement that ends the violence in the Matabeleland region known as the Gukurahundi.

* 1924 – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe 1987 – present

* 2009 – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe devalues the Zimbabwean dollar for the third and final time, making Z $ 1 trillion now only Z $ 1 of the new currency ( this is equivalent to Z $ 10 septillion before the first devaluation ).

From circa 1450 – 1760, Zimbabwe gave way to the Kingdom of Mutapa.

In 1837 – 38, the Rozwi Empire along with other Shona states were conquered by the Ndebele, who arrived from south of the Limpopo and forced them to pay tribute and concentrate in northern Zimbabwe.

* 2008 – In a highly-scrutizined election President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is re-elected in a landslide after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai had withdrawn a week earlier, citing violence against his party's supporters.

* 1979 – The first black-led government of Rhodesia ( now Zimbabwe ) in 90 years takes power.

Category: Zambia – Zimbabwe border

* 1952 – Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe

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

* 1965 – In Rhodesia ( modern-day Zimbabwe ), the white-minority government of Ian Smith unilaterally declares independence.

* Politburo of the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front

However, the change had not yet been officially ratified by Britain when Rhodesia declared itself independent, and as a result, the British Government continued to refer to the breakaway colony as " Southern Rhodesia " throughout its existence, a stance it maintained regarding the June – December 1979 successor state of Zimbabwe Rhodesia.

The bulk of Western Australia consists of the extremely old Yilgarn craton and Pilbara craton which merged with the Deccan Plateau of India, Madagascar and the Karoo and Zimbabwe cratons of Southern Africa, in the Archean Eon to form Ur, one of the oldest supercontinents on Earth ( 3 – 3. 2 billion years ago ).

* March 16 – Robert Mugabe is reelected president of Zimbabwe, although only 32 percent of the electorate actually voted.

* March 4 – Robert Mugabe is elected Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.

* April 18 – Zimbabwe gains independence from the United Kingdom ; Robert Mugabe becomes Prime Minister.

Won the Zimbabwe Silver Jubilee Awards ( ZIMA Awards ) for being the Most Outstanding Contribution in the Music Industry and for being “ The Best Female Mbira Player ”

Olonga played 30 Test matches for Zimbabwe, taking 68 wickets with a bowling average of 38. 52, and 50 One Day Internationals, taking 58 wickets at an average of 34. 08.

In 2004, Kandamby scored 52 for the Sri Lankans against Zimbabwe A.

Kartik had a modest start under the new regime, taking 1 / 52 from nine overs in a win over a depleted host Zimbabwe team.

Shot on location in Zimbabwe in the summer of 1989, the film received some critical attention but with only a limited release earned just $ 8. 4 million ( US $ in dollars ).

* May 8 – Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan breaks Courtney Walsh's world record of 519 Test wickets with his 520th wicket against Zimbabwe in Harare

Vaas also holds the record for the best bowling figures in one-day international cricket with his 8 for 19 off eight overs against Zimbabwe at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in 2001.

Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID ( 8 April 1919 – 20 November 2007 ) was a politician active in the government of Southern Rhodesia, the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe Rhodesia and Zimbabwe from 1948 to 1987, most notably serving as Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 13 April 1964 to 1 June 1979.

On the night of June 23, 1978, 8 British missionaries and four young children ( including a 3-week-old baby ) connected with the Elim Mission in Rhodesia ( now Zimbabwe ) were bayoneted to death by guerilla fighters.

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.

Zimbabwe is divided into 8 provinces and 2 cities with provincial status:

His 257 not-out against Zimbabwe in 1996 is the highest innings by a number 8 batsman in tests.

The cratonic blocks in South America and West Africa were welded by the 2. 1-2. 0 Ga Transamazonian and Eburnean Orogens ; the Kaapvaal and Zimbabwe cratons in southern Africa were collided along the ~ 2. 0 Ga Limpopo Belt ; the cratonic blocks of Laurentia were sutured along the 1. 9 – 1. 8 Ga Trans-Hudson, Penokean, Taltson – Thelon, Wopmay, Ungava, Torngat, and Nagssugtoqidain Orogens ; the Kola, Karelia, Volgo-Uralia, and Sarmatia cratons in Baltica ( Eastern Europe ) were joined by the 1. 9 – 1. 8 Ga Kola – Karelia, Svecofennian, Volhyn-Central Russian, and Pachelma Orogens ; the Anabar and Aldan Cratons in Siberia were connected by the 1. 9 – 1. 8 Ga Akitkan and Central Aldan Orogens ; the East Antarctica and an unknown continental block were joined by the Transantarctic Mountains Orogen ; the South and North Indian Blocks were amalgamated along the Central Indian Tectonic Zone ; and the Eastern and Western Blocks of the North China Craton were welded together by the ~ 1. 85 Ga Trans-North China Orogen.

* 8 May-Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan breaks Courtney Walsh's world record of 519 Test wickets with his 520th wicket against Zimbabwe in Harare.

A Gallup poll shows that the irreligious comprise 20 % in South Africa, 16 % in Botswana, 13 % in Mozambique, 13 % in Togo, 12 % in Libya and Côte d ' Ivoire, 10 % in Ethiopia and Angola, 9 % in Sudan, Zimbabwe and Algeria, 8 % in Namibia and 7 % in Madagascar.

UNOSOM II had a strength of 28, 000 personnel, including 22, 000 troops and 8, 000 logistic and civilian staff from Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Spain, South Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the USA and Zimbabwe.

The England team celebrate their victory in the 2 < sup > nd </ sup > cricket test match v. Zimbabwe, June 8, 2003.

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network, which had some 6, 000 observers in the 8, 000 polling stations, says that some 10 % of would-be voters were turned away, either because their names were not on the electoral roll, they did not have the right identity papers, or they were in the wrong constituency.

* 8 January-Two South African policemen are killed and two injured in an explosion near the Zambezi River in north-western Rhodesia ( now called Zimbabwe )

Willemina would hide Stiletta in an abandoned diamond mine in Zimbabwe along with about 8 years of supplies including five children's books, fuel, and cutlery.

Many white farmers were involved in this and in 2002 it was claimed that 8 % of horticultural imports into Europe were sourced in Zimbabwe.

* Lowest total: Zimbabwe 85-Zimbabwe v West Indies, 1st innings, 8 Oct 2006

After one match for Bangladesh A ( to date his only Bangladesh A match ), Mortaza made his Test debut on 8 November 2001 against Zimbabwe in the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.

Opening the bowling with Mohammad Sharif, Mortaza finished with figures of 2 / 26 from 8. 2 overs as Zimbabwe won the match by five wickets.

Chaminda Vaas took 8 wickets for 19 runs in 2001 / 02 against Zimbabwe, the best bowling performance in a One Day International match.