The following lists events from the year 2016 in

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Robert Mugabe Robert Gabriel Mugabe (; ; 21 February 1924 – 6 September 2019) was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then as President from 1987 to 2017. He served as Leader of the ...

* First Vice President:

Emmerson Mnangagwa Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa (, American English, US: (); born 15 September 1942) is a Zimbabwean politician who has served as President of Zimbabwe since 24 November 2017. A member of ZANU–PF and a longtime ally of former President Robert Muga ...

* Second Vice President:

Phelekezela Mphoko Phelekezela Mphoko (born 11 June 1940) is a Zimbabwean politician, diplomat, businessman and former military commander who served as Second Vice-President of Zimbabwe from 2014 until 2017, as well as Zimbabwe's ambassador to Russia, Botswana an ...

Events

July

* July 4 - Riots break out in the capital of

Harare Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...

after police attempted to disperse a protest by taxi drivers. * July 6 - Internet protests turn to the streets in response to fears of economic collapse. * July 7 - As protests spread across the country, dozens are arrested. * July 8 - Despite demands by the government to stop, protests continue to spread across the country. Mugabe blames international sanctions for the inability to pay workers on time. A two-day strike is threatened to be in place if the government does not meet protester demands. * July 9 - As a result of the protests, the economy cripples further. * July 11 -

Evan Mawarire Evan Mawarire (born 7 March 1977) is a Zimbabwean pastor and democratic activist. He came to prominence during the 2016–17 Zimbabwe protests that challenged the rule of Robert Mugabe’s government. It was reported that Mawarire urged the peopl ...

, the protest leader, demands the international community put pressure on the regime. * July 12 - Mawarire is arrested for allegedly "inciting public violence and disturbing peace". * July 13 - A court dismisses charges against Mawarire.

References

{{Africa topic, 2016 in Years of the 21st century in Zimbabwe

2010s in Zimbabwe