After an election regarded as a sham by most of the world, Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe was sworn in for his sixth term on June 29, 2008.
Election Issues
Regarding the election, Mugabe said in a speech, "We are not going to give up our country because of a mere X [on a ballot]. How can a ballpoint fight with a gun?"TimesOnline: Robert Mugabe warns Zimbabwe's voters: "How can a pen fight with a gun?" (June 17, 2008) Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai dropped out of the election after his supporters were beaten and killed. Mugabe's supporters, according to eyewitness reports and independent observers, allegedly forced many people to vote at gunpoint.
Who is on the $100 Trillion bill?(1 Answer)
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Who else can be on the $100 trillion bill than Mr Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe? http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp312/maneshmotts/trillion.jpg No, seriously, there is no ...
IF the Nobel committee (made up of Norwegian politicians from across the spectrum) had NOT chosen Obama, who SHOULD they have picked?(1 Answer)
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I would probably have chosen Morgan Tsvangirai from Zimbabwe, or Hu Jia from China. Tsvangirai stood up to Robert Mugabe, and brought hope to Zimbabwe of ever getting ...
How does the government print money?(0 Answers)
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References
Fast Facts
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Fact:
Sixth term for Mugabe
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1980
First elected president
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Mugabe percentage of vote
85
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Percent of population voting
42.37
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Fact:
Observers report vote is not credible
