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| 1997 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel |  |
| The Government begins privatization of state enterprises |
| 1999 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| Economic crisis accompanied by riots and strikes |
| The Commonwealth adopts the Harare Declaration at its summit in Zimbabwe, reaffirming its aims of fostering international peace and security, democracy, freedom of the individual and equal rights for all |
| 2000 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| Squatters seize hundreds of white-owned farms in an ongoing and violent campaign to reclaim what they say was stolen by settlers |
| 2001 | Makon, Simba | |
| Finance Minister Simba Makoni publicly acknowledges economic crisis, saying foreign reserves have run out and warning of serious food shortages, most western donors, including the World Bank and the IMF, have cut aid |
| 2001 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| A general strike is followed by the arrests - and reported beatings - of hundreds of people, a BBC correspondent says the evidence points to a crackdown of "unprecedented brutality" |
| Finance Minister Simba Makoni publicly acknowledges economic crisis, saying foreign reserves have run out and warning of serious food shortages, most western donors, including the World Bank and the IMF, have cut aid |
| 2002 | Made, Joseph | |
| Agriculture Minister Joseph Made says the land-grab is over, he says the government has seized 35m acres of land from white farmers |
| 2002 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| Agriculture Minister Joseph Made says the land-grab is over, he says the government has seized 35m acres of land from white farmers |
| A state of disaster is declared as worsening food shortages threaten famine, the government blames drought, the UN's World Food Programme says disruption to agriculture is a contributing factor |
| The European Union imposes sanctions on Zimbabwe and pulls out its election observers after the EU team leader is expelled |
| Sep The Commonwealth committee - including leaders of SouthAfrica, Nigeria and Australia - fails to agree on further sanctions against President Mugabe |
| 2005 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| May Tens of thousands of shanty dwellings and illegal street stalls are destroyed as part of a "clean-up" programme, the UN estimates that the drive has left about 700,000 people homeless |
| Dec After a four-day visit, UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland says Zimbabwe is in "meltdown" |
| 2006 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| May Year-on-year inflation exceeds 1,000% |
| Sep Riot police disrupt a planned demonstration against the government's handling of the economic crisis, Union leaders are taken into custody and later hospitalised, allegedly after being tortured |
| Dec New banknotes, with three noughts deleted from their values, are introduced |
| 2007 | Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| May Warnings of power cuts for up to 20 hours a day while electricity is diverted towards agriculture |
