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2020 in Zimbabwe
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Incumbents
- President: Emmerson Mnangagwa
- Vice President: Constantino Chiwenga (1st), Kembo Mohadi (2nd)
Events
- March 20 – 1st case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe[1]
- July 30 – The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) seeks an additional $250 million USD for emergency relief after COVID-19 exacerbates the country's hunger crisis. The WFP reported the number of food-insecure people to soar to 8.6 million or about 60% of the population.[2]
- September 2 – The cadavers of twelve elephants are discovered in the Tinashe Farawo National Park, possibly poisoned.[3]
- December 29 – Zimbabwe bans the use of mercury (Hg) in mining after ratifying the Minamata Convention on Mercury.[4]
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Holidays
- January 1 – New Year's Day[5]
- February 21 – Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day
- April 10 – Good Friday
- April 13 – Easter Monday
- April 18 – Independence Day, from the Commonwealth of Nations and the Republic of Zimbabwe formed in 1980.
- May 1 – Workers' Day
- May 25 – Africa Day
- August 10 – Heroes' Day, honors those who died during the liberation war.
- August 11 – Devence Forces Day
- December 22 – Unity Day, honors peace agreement of 1987[6]
- December 25 – Christmas
Deaths
- February 15 – Prince Kudakwashe Musarurwa, singer; lung cancer
- March 23 – Zororo Makamba, journalist;[7][8][9] Coronavirus
- April 28 – Peter Jones, radio personality[10]
- 29 July – Perrance Shiri, politician; COVID-19
- August 26 – Patson Dzamara, political activist; colon cancer
- September 27 – Delroy Maripakwenda [Scara], musician
- October 24 – CalVin, 35, singer and rapper; traffic collision.[11][12]
- November 8 – Genius Kadungure [Ginimbi], businessman and socialite; car crash
- November 8 – Mitchelle Amuli [Mimi Moana], actress and socialite; car crash
- November 9 – Lazarus Boora [Gringo], actor
- December 29 – Richard Choruma, 42, Zimbabwean footballer (Highlanders, Bloemfontein Celtic, national team); kidney failure.[13]
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References
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