1976 in Zimbabwe
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1975 in Zimbabwe
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1977 in Zimbabwe
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1975 in Zimbabwe
1975 in Zimbabwe
-January:*The ceasefire is broken when the Rhodesian government halts the release of detainees, alleging that the ceasefire is not being observed and the United African National Council counterclaim that agreements on freedom of political activity for Africans are not being honoured.-March:*15...
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other events of 1976,
1977 in Zimbabwe
1977 in Zimbabwe
See also:1976 in Zimbabwe,other events of 1977,1978 in Zimbabwe and theTimeline of Zimbabwe history.-----February:* 6 February - 7 white Catholic missionaries killed by guerillas at St. Paul's Mission, Musami....
and the
Timeline of Zimbabwe history
Timeline of Zimbabwe history
-The Conquests:*1600s - 1610s - 1620s - 1630s - 1640s - 1650s - 1660s - 1670s - 1680s - 1690s*1700s - 1710s - 1720s - 1730s - 1740s - 1750s - 1760s - 1770s - 1780s - 1790s*1800s - 1810s - 1820s - 1830s - 1840s - 1850s - 1860s - 1870s - 1880s - 1890s...
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August
- 11 August - Umtali came under rocket attack and mortar attack from MozambiqueMozambiqueMozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
. Houses were damaged in Greenside and Darlington.
September
- 24 September - The Rhodesian Government accepted proposals put forward by U.S. Secretary of State, Dr. Henry KissingerHenry KissingerHeinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger is a German-born American academic, political scientist, diplomat, and businessman. He is a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and...
for majority rule in Rhodesia within two years.
November
- 15 November - 31 guerillas killed by Rhodesian Security Forces in a battle in the Honde ValleyHonde ValleyThe Honde Valley extends from the eastern border of Zimbabwe into Mozambique. The valley is formed as part of the Eastern Highlands mountain range. The Valley is about 130km from Mutare, or 110km from Nyanga. Mount Inyangani and the Nyanga National Park forms the western boundary of the...
December
- 6 December - A retired Catholic Bishop, a catholic priest and a catholic nun were shot dead in a guerilla ambush in LupaneLupaneLupane can refer to :*Lupane District in Zimbabwe*Lupane triterpenes...
. They were 71 year old retired Bishop of BulawayoBulawayoBulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
, Rt. Rev, Adolph Schmitt, 65 year old Fr Possenti Weggarten, principal of Regina Mundi Secondary School in LupaneLupaneLupane can refer to :*Lupane District in Zimbabwe*Lupane triterpenes...
, and Sr Maria Francis van den Berg. - 19 December - 27 male workers killed by guerillas at a tea estate in the Honde ValleyHonde ValleyThe Honde Valley extends from the eastern border of Zimbabwe into Mozambique. The valley is formed as part of the Eastern Highlands mountain range. The Valley is about 130km from Mutare, or 110km from Nyanga. Mount Inyangani and the Nyanga National Park forms the western boundary of the...
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Deaths
- 6 December - Retired Catholic Bishop of BulawayoBulawayoBulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
, Rt. Rev, Adolph Schmitt, aged 71. Shot by guerillas in LupaneLupaneLupane can refer to :*Lupane District in Zimbabwe*Lupane triterpenes...