The following lists events from the year 2017 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 ...

(until 21 November),

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 ...

(since 24 November) * First Vice President:

(until 6 November),

Constantino Chiwenga Constantino Chiwenga (born Constantine Guveya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga) (born 25 August 1956), is a Zimbabwean politician and former army general currently serving, since 2017, as the First Vice-President of Zimbabwe under President Emmerson ...

(starting 28 December) * 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 ...

(until 27 November),

Kembo Mohadi Kembo Dugish Campbell Mohadi (born 15 November, 1949 ), is a Zimbabwean politician and former Vice-President of Zimbabwe who served from 28 December 2017 to 1 March 2021. He briefly served as the Minister of Defence, Security and War Veterans in ...

(starting 28 December)

Events

March

*3 March - 2016–17 Zimbabwe floods: Government officials say that floods since December 2016 have killed 246 people and over 2000 people remain homeless as a result.

June

*10 June - President Mugabe sacks

Johannes Tomana Johannes Tomana (born 9 September 1967) is a Zimbabwean attorney and the Prosecutor-General from November 2013 until being dismissed in June 2017. Background He was originally appointed after the prosecuting and government advisory roles of the At ...

from the role of chief prosecutor after a tribunal found him guilty of sexual misconduct and incompetence.

November

*3 November - American producer Martha O'Donovan is arrested for allegedly insulting the President. *6 November - Vice President Mnangagwa is fired by Mugabe as a move perceived to be an attempt to get his wife, Grace, to succeed him as President if he dies. *14 November - Military forces take up positions on the streets of 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 ...

in what the ruling party, ZANU-PF, calls an act of treason. *15 November - President Mugabe is overthrown as military forces seize the capital and a news station reporting the coup. The military issues a statement to remain calm and support the country's development as several officials are arrested. *18 November - Thousands of Zimbabweans celebrate on the streets of Harare at the downfall of Mugabe. *19 November - Mugabe is fired from the presidency of ZANU-PF and is replaced with Mnangagwa. He refuses to resign amid a request giving him 24 hours to do so or face impeachment. *21 November - Mugabe resigns after impeachment proceedings are launched. *24 November - Emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn in as the third President of Zimbabwe with elections pending next year. *25 November - Former finance minister

Ignatius Chombo Ignatius Morgen Chiminya Chombo (born 1 August 1952) is a Zimbabwean politician who was Finance Minister of Zimbabwe in 2017. Previously he has served in the Cabinet of Zimbabwe as Minister of Home Affairs from 2015 to 2017, Minister of Local G ...

, arrested during the coup, is charged by the courts with corruption, fraud and power abuse.

Deaths

*8 February –

Patrick Mumbure Mutume Patrick Mumbure Mutume (October 31, 1943 – February 8, 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1972, Mutume served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mutare The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mutare ...

, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1943). *16 June – Edzai Kasinauyo, footballer (b. 1975)

References

{{Africa topic, 2017 in Years of the 21st century in Zimbabwe

2010s in Zimbabwe