Timeline of Zimbabwe history
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The Conquests
- 1600s - 1610s - 1620s - 1630s - 1640s - 1650s - 1660s - 1670s - 1680s - 1690s
- 1700s - 1710s - 1720s - 1730s - 1740s - 1750s - 1760s - 1770s - 1780s - 1790s
- 1800s - 1810s - 1820s - 1830s - 1840s1840s in ZimbabweDr. David Livingstone, exploring the interior of Africa, arrived at Lake Ngami in present-day Botswana on 3 August 1849.-Births:*Mapondera, militant, is born into the Rozvi Negomo dynasty...
- 1850s1850s in Zimbabwe-Births:*28 November 1851 - Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, administrator, is born at St James's Palace*1852 - Philip Lyttleton Gell, 3rd Chairman of British South Africa Company*9 February 1853 - Leander Starr Jameson, statesman, is born at Stranraer, Scotland...
- 1860s - 1870s - 1880s1880s in Zimbabwe-1888:*11 February - Matabeleland is declared a British South Africa Company protectorate but this is not recognized by the Ndebele*30 October - Britain renames the region Zambesia-See also:*1870s in Zimbabwe*other events of 1880s*1890s in Zimbabwe...
- 1890s1890s in ZimbabweSee also:1880s in Zimbabwe,other events of 1890s,1900 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.-----1890:* 6 May - The Pioneer Column left Cecil Rhodes' farm at Kenilworth, a suburb of Kimberley, for Macloutsie under Col... - 1900s: 1900 - 1901 - 1902 - 1903 - 1904 - 1905 - 1906 - 1907 - 1908 - 1909
- 1910s: 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 19141914 in ZimbabweSee also:1913 in Zimbabwe,other events of 1914,1915 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.-----Events:* The Nyamanda and Matabele National Home Movement stages a protest against the decision to vary "native" reserves in quality and size...
- 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1918 - 19191919 in ZimbabweEvents from the year 1919 in Zimbabwe.-Events:* The Privy Council of the United Kingdom rejects African or British South Africa Company rule of the Colony of Southern Rhodesia stating that it belongs to the crown-Births:... - 1920s: 1920 - 1921 - 19221922 in ZimbabweSee also:1921 in Zimbabwe,other events of 1922,1923 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.-----October:* 27 October - Whites and only 60 of Southern Rhodesia's Africans vote at the Southern Rhodesia government referendum and reject a union with South Africa...
Southern Rhodesia
- 1920s: 19231923 in ZimbabweSee also:1922 in Zimbabwe,other events of 1923,1924 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.-----September:* 21 September - British South Africa Company's rule is terminated and Southern Rhodesia becomes a full colony effective from the 1 October...
- 19241924 in ZimbabweSee also:1923 in Zimbabwe,other events of 1924,1925 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.-----April:* 29 April - The Southern Rhodesia general election takes place and Charles Coghlan of the Rhodesia Party becomes the first Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia...
- 1925 - 1926 - 1927 - 1928 - 1929 - 1930s: 19301930 in ZimbabweSee also:1929 in Zimbabwe,other events of 1930,1931 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.-----Events:* The Land Apportionment Act is passed and divides Southern Rhodesia into African and European areas...
- 1931 - 1932 - 1933 - 19341934 in ZimbabweSee also:1933 in Zimbabwe,other events of 1934,1935 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.----...
- 1935 - 19361936 in ZimbabweSee also:1935 in Zimbabwe,other events of 1936,1937 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.-----March:* 5 March - Canaan Sodindo Banana, Methodist minister, theologian and the first President of Zimbabwe, is born in the Esiphezini Communal Area near Esigodini, Matabeleland South...
- 1937 - 1938 - 1939 - 1940s: 1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 19451945 in ZimbabweSee also:1944 in Zimbabwe,other events of 1945,1946 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.-----Events:* African railway workers strike* The African National Council is revived under the leadership of Reverend Thompson Samkange...
- 1946 - 1947 - 19481948 in ZimbabweSee also:1947 in Zimbabwe,other events of 1948,1949 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.-----Events:* The first general strike by African workers...
- 1949 - 1950s: 1950 - 1951 - 1952 - 1953 - 1954 - 1955 - 1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 19591959 in ZimbabweSee also:1958 in Zimbabwe,other events of 1959,1960 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.-----Births:* Berenice Josephine Bickle, artist, is born Bulawayo* 4 June - Russell Tiffin, international cricket umpire, is born in Salisbury...
- 1960s: 1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963
Rhodesia
- 1960s: 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969
- 1970s: 19701970 in ZimbabweSee also:1969 in Zimbabwe,other events of 1970,1971 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.-----March:* 2 March - Rhodesia becomes a republic but is not recognized by the international community...
- 19711971 in Zimbabwe-June:*30 June - Arnold Goodman, a British special envoy arrives in Rhodesia for talks with the Rhodesian government-November:*15 November - Alec Douglas-Home, the British Foreign Secretary, arrives in Salisbury to discuss settlement proposals...
- 19721972 in Zimbabwe-January:*11 January-11 March - The Pearce Commission arrives in Rhodesia to conduct tests of acceptability of settlement proposals which was agreed on in 1971-March:...
- 19731973 in Zimbabwe*9 January - Rhodesia closes its borders with Zambia due to the Zambians harbouring guerrillas.*4 February - Rhodesia re-opens its borders to Zambia but the Zambian side remained closed....
- 19741974 in Zimbabwe-March:*2 March - At the African National Council inaugural conference, an agreement is reached on a mandate for continuing talks with the Rhodesian regime-June:...
- 19751975 in Zimbabwe-January:*The ceasefire is broken when the Rhodesian government halts the release of detainees, alleging that the ceasefire is not being observed and the United African National Council counterclaim that agreements on freedom of political activity for Africans are not being honoured.-March:*15...
- 19761976 in ZimbabweSee also:1975 in Zimbabwe,other events of 1976,1977 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.-----August:* 11 August - Umtali came under rocket attack and mortar attack from Mozambique. Houses were damaged in Greenside and Darlington.-September:...
- 19771977 in ZimbabweSee also:1976 in Zimbabwe,other events of 1977,1978 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.-----February:* 6 February - 7 white Catholic missionaries killed by guerillas at St. Paul's Mission, Musami....
- 19781978 in ZimbabweSee also:1977 in Zimbabwe,other events of 1978,1979 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.-----January:* 3 January - Leopard Rock Hotel in the Vumba Mountains is damaged after a guerilla rocket attack.-March:...
Zimbabwe
- 1980s: 19801980 in Zimbabwe-Events:*April 17 - Zimbabwe gains independence from the United Kingdom, recognised internationally.*April 18 - Canaan Banana, a Methodist minister and theologian, becomes the first President of Zimbabwe...
- 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990s: 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999
- 2000s: 20002000 in Zimbabwe-September:*Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe is served with a civil suit, while visiting the United Nations. The suit states that he ordered killings, torture and terrorism in his country and is seeking $400 million in damages....
- 20012001 in ZimbabweSee also:2000 in Zimbabwe,other events of 2001,2002 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.----- January :* The Anti-Personnel Mines Act 2000” is incorporated into Zimbabwe’s domestic law....
- 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 20052005 in ZimbabweSee also:2004 in Zimbabwe,other events of 2005,2006 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.-----January:* 17–19 January - Robert Mugabe and the Iranian President Mohammed Khatami hold talks-March:...
- 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009