President Robert Mugabe – timeline

Find out about the man who has dominated Zimbabwe since the country’s independence in 1980:

• 1924: Born
• Trained as a teacher Worked in Ghana where he met his first wife Sally Hafron
• 1964: Imprisoned by Rhodesian government
• 1980: Wins post-independence elections
• 1996: Marries Grace Marufu
• 2000: Loses referendum on presidential powers and white-owned land
• 2008: Comes second in first round of elections to Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition leader who pulls out of run-off amid attacks on his supporters
• 2009: Amid economic collapse, swears in Tsvangirai as prime minister
• 2016: Bond notes introduced as cash shortage worsens
• 2017: Sacks long-time ally Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa