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| 2000 | Constitution |  |
| Zanu-PF narrowly fights off a challenge from the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Morgan Tsvangirai, but loses its power to change the constitution |
| 2000 | Election | |
| Zanu-PF narrowly fights off a challenge from the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Morgan Tsvangirai, but loses its power to change the constitution |
| 2000 | Movement for Democratic Change | |
| Zanu-PF narrowly fights off a challenge from the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Morgan Tsvangirai, but loses its power to change the constitution |
| 2003 | Arrest | |
| June Morgan Tsvangirai is arrested twice, amid a week of opposition protests, he is charged with treason, adding to an existing treason charge from 2002 over an alleged plot to kill President Mugabe |
| 2004 | Arrest | |
| Oct Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is acquitted of treason charges relating to an alleged plot to kill President Mugabe, he still faces a separate treason charge |
| 2004 | Trial | |
| Oct Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is acquitted of treason charges relating to an alleged plot to kill President Mugabe, he still faces a separate treason charge |
| 2005 | Arrest | |
| Aug Prosecutors drop remaining treason charges against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai |
| 2005 | Election | |
| Nov The leader of the opposition MDC party says, "We are deeply disturbed by the fraudulent activities we have unearthed," and various human rights groups report hundreds of thousands of 'ghost voters' had appeared on the electoral roll of 5.8 million |
| Nov The ruling Zanu-PF party wins an overwhelming majority of seats in a newly-created upper house of parliament, the Senate, the opposition MDC splits over its leader's decision to boycott the poll |
| 2005 | Trial | |
| Aug Prosecutors drop remaining treason charges against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai |
| 2007 | Arrest | |
| Mar Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is hospitalised after his arrest at a rally |
| 2007 | Demonstrations | |
| Mar Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is hospitalised after his arrest at a rally |
