By: Kara Mihalic
The second
round was
between
Tsvangirai
and Mugabe.
No one won
by majority on
March
29,2008 so
there was a
second round
on June 27,
2008.
In 2005 there
was an election
and many
thought that the
voting was
rigged.
Tsvangirai
ended up
dropping out
of the
election.
Mugabe ended
up winning the
election. He
has been
president since
December 31,
1987
An election was
held on March 29,
2008 between
Robert Mugabe,
Morgan
Tsvangirai, and
Simba Makoni.
Capital is
Harare. Which
is also the
largest city in
Zimbabwe. It
used to be
Salisbury.
President:
Robert Mugabe.
Vice President:
Joseph Msika.
Vice President:
Joyce Mu juro
Shortly after
independence,
there was
fighting going
on between
Mugabe and
Nkomo’s
ZAPU.
Zimbabwe’s
economy was
strong.
White Farmers in
Zimbabwe, for the
most part owned
more than onethird of the good
land.
Independence
from
Rhodesia on
November
11, 1965.
Zimbabwe
gained
independence
on April 17,
1980.
1987, the Prime
Minister,
Mugabe,
changed the
Constitution so
he could be
president.
Mugabe’s party
won the
elections since
they were
independent.
People thought
that the voting
was rigged.
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