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B.C. The lands first settlers, the khoisan
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Period: Nov 5, 700 to
Arabian and Persians trade with ivory, rhino horn, gold, shells and slaves
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Period: Sep 13, 1000 to Sep 13, 1100
Shona people began their rule and built a city called Zimbabwe
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Sep 15, 1438
Karanga branch of the Shona established the Mwanamutapa Empire
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Aug 19, 1563
Rowzi branch rebelled and formed the Changamire EmpireChristianity was introduced by the Portuguese explorers
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Nguni people from the south defeated the empire. European slave traders establish coastal ports for the increasing traffic in slaves destined for the Americas
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The first british explorers arrived in Rhodesia or soon to be Zimbabwe
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Lobengula, the ruler, signed an agreement that granted mineral rights to the British South African Company
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The British South African Company occupied the region and called the territory Rhodesia
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Great Britain recognized southern and northern Rhodesia as separate territories
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Southern Rhodesia became a self-governing British Colony
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Great Britain set up the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, which included the territories of Southern and Northern Rhodesia
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The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved
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The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolvedNorthern Rhodesia became ZambiaSouthern Rhodesia became known as Rhodesia
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Prime Minister, Ian Smith, declared Rhodesia independent. Great Britain declared this action illegal and banned trade with Rhodesia
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The United Nations imposed sanctions on Rhodesia
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A new constitution was introduced to prevent black Africans from ever gaining control of the government
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Rhodesia declares itself a republic
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Period: to
Civil War between government troops and black guerrillas
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Prime Minister Smith began to make plans to establish a new government with a majority of black leaders
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Election resulted in a majority of black leaders
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Abel T. Muzorewa became the first black Prime Minister
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Zimbabwe proclaimed independence
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The nation of Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia, was formed
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Great Britain recognized the country's independence and Rhodesia's name was officially changed to Zimbabwe
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Mugabe's government changed the capital's name from Salisbury to Harare
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Mugabe establishes a one-party socialist state, which means that the governemtn would be based almost all around socialism
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In a referendum Zimbabwe voters rejected a new constitution which included provisions that called for redistribution of white-owned farmland to blacks
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United States began imposing targeted sanctions on the Government of Zimbabwe, including restrictions on U.S. support for multilateral financing, and financial sanctions.
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Zimbabwe was suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations. That month Mugabe was reelected president for another six years in a blatantly rigged election whose results were enforced by the president's militia which almost represents totalitarianism
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Mugabe rigged the presidential election because he opposed the Movement for Democratic Change
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Mugabe allegedly rigged the presidential elections again and suspended Tsvangirai because Tsvangirai's party was the Movement for Democratic Change
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