Riots in Zimbabwe stem from elections
NYP2002030901 - NEW YORK, March 9, (UPI)---Zimbabawe President Robert Mugabe, shown here in Jan. of 2000 at the U.N. in New York, partook in elections that have led to riots on March 9, 2002, in Zimbabwe. Mugabe faces opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai for Zimbabwe's presidency. mk/mk/Ezio Petersen UPI .
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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe signed the country's new constitution into law, eliminating the possibility of elections by June 29.
UPI Almanac for Tuesday, April 2, 2013.
Nearly 95 percent of voters in Zimbabwe have approved the country's new constitution that limits the president's power, election officials say.
Zimbabweans began voting Saturday in a referendum on a new constitution that both main political parties say they are urging their supporters to approve.
A politician putting up posters in support of a referendum on a new Zimbabwean constitution said he was attacked Friday, one day before the balloting.
Advocacy group Global Witness said there may be gaps in remaining sanctions on Zimbabwe that would allow diamond revenue to fund the military.
British and Belgian officials have reached an agreement that will re-open the European market to diamonds from Zimbabwe, sources told the EU Observer.
UPI Almanac for Monday. Feb. 11, 2013.
John Nkomo, vice president of Zimbabwe, died Thursday afternoon in a Harare hospital, President Robert Mugabe announced. He was 79.
Former Zimbabwe white minority leader Ian Smith's farm was seized by the government and has been handed over to a local technical college, officials said.
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