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By Abby & Kyle
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World War II Ends, United Kingdom still controls the country of Zimbabwe known today.
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In 1961, Joshua Nkomo formed the Zimbabwe African's People Organization(ZAPU). It was then split by the Zimbabwe African National Union(ZANU), in 1963.
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In 1976, ZAPU and ZANU took up arms against the government. They also allied themselves with the Patriotic Front(PF).
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Zimbabwe gains independence from United Kingdom
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Mugabe, the dictator leader of Zimbabwe, was reelected in 1990. The vote was 78.3% in his favor.
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Zimbabwe's national anthem was adopted in 1994. It is called "Blessed Be the Land of Zimbabwe."
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The Land Acquisition Act was passed in 1994. This controversial act made the government buy half of the commercial farming land owned by whites in Zimbabwe.
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Most of country's money was lost from war with Democratic Republic of Congo
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Tsvangirai was arrested for treason in 2003, for attempting to assassinate Zimbabwe's leader, Mugabe.
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By May 2006, the economy had got even worse. Year-on-year inflation was up to 1,000%.
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In 2009, a sharing agreement was made for Mugabe and Tsvangirai. Mugabe was president, and Tsvangirai was the Prime Minister.
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In 2011, Mugabe and Tsvangirai had a feud because Tsvangirai believed that Mugabe violated the power sharing agreement. Then, Mugabe changed the election date to be in 2012--a year earlier than they were supposed to be.
