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1998 in Zimbabwe

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1998
in
Zimbabwe

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The following lists events that happened during 1998 in Zimbabwe.

Incumbents

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Events

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August

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  • August 6 - Fighting spreads across DRC and on borders with Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. Rwanda continues to deny involvement with the rebels and a summit is held in Zimbabwe discussing the conflict.[1]
  • August 8 - The talks fail to secure a truce of a ceasefire between the countries at the summit in Zimbabwe.[2]
  • August 10 - Military experts from Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Tanzania are due in Kinshasa later this week to investigate allegations of Rwandan and Ugandan troops being sent across the border.[3]
  • August 21 - South African President Nelson Mandela calls for a summit over the Congo conflict on Saturday, inviting the leaders of DRC, Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe to come.[4]
  • August 27 - After over two hundred civilians are reported to be killed by DRC rebels, Zimbabwe criticises countries that have been secretly aiding the rebels, who called for a ceasefire.[5]

September

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  • September 3 - South Africa now says it supports the intervention of DRC by Namibia, Zimbabwe and Angola, supporting Kabila.[6]

December

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References

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  1. ^ "Fighting spreads in Congo". 6 August 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Congo talks fail to secure truce". 8 August 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  3. ^ "OAU mediators in Congo". 10 August 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Mandela calls summit over Congo". 21 August 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. ^ "More deaths in eastern Congo reported". 27 August 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  6. ^ "South Africa shifts position on Congo". 3 September 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Mugabe defends fighting for Congo". 4 December 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Government offensive in Congo". 5 December 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.