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2018 in Zimbabwe

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2018
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The following lists events from the year 2018 in Zimbabwe.

Incumbents

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Events

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January

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18 - President Mnagagwa announces that observer missions from the Commonwealth of Nations, the European Union, and the United Nations have been invited to monitor the 2018 general elections.

April

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Sibusiso Moyo will be attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 as an observer, as Zimbabwe has an intention of reengaging with the international community - including a possible return of Zimbabwe to the Commonwealth of Nations during 2018.

July

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  • 29 July – On the eve of Zimbabwe's election, Mugabe made a surprise press conference where he stated his wish not to vote for President Mnangagwa and ZANU-PF, the party he founded

[2] Instead, he expressed his wish to vote his long time rival party, the MDC of Nelson Chamisa .[3][4][5]

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President Mnangagwa has announced that Zimbabwe will seek a return to the Commonwealth, of which it was a full member from April 1980 to December 2003.

Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Incumbent Mnangagwa wins Zimbabwe vote". BBC News. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe election: Mugabe refuses to back successor Mnangagwa". BBC News. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/29/robert-mugabe-zanu-pf-zimbabwe-election%7C Robert Mugabe: I won't vote for Zanu-PF in Zimbabwe election | World news | The Guardian
  4. ^ "Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe refuses to back successor Mnangagwa in election". Sky News. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  5. ^ Mohamed, Hamza. "Mugabe: I cannot vote for those who tormented me". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.