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| 2005 | Arrest Tsvangirai, Morgan |  |
| Aug Prosecutors drop remaining treason charges against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai |
| 2005 | Constitution Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| 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 | Diplomacy Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| Jan The USAlabels Zimbabwe as one of the world's six "outposts of tyranny" |
| Dec After a four-day visit, UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland says Zimbabwe is in "meltdown" |
| 2005 | Economy 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" |
| 2005 | Election Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| Mar Ruling Zanu-PF party wins two-thirds of the votes in parliamentary polls, the main opposition party says election was rigged against it |
| 31st Mar The Zimbabwe parliamentary elections are held, the ruling ZANU-PF wins 59.6 % of the popular vote and 78 out of 120 elected seats |
| 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 | Election Tsvangirai, Morgan | |
| 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 | Election Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| 26th 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 |
| 26th Nov The Zimbabwe parliamentary elections are held, the ruling ZANU-PF wins 43 of 50 elected senators |
| 2005 | Purge Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| Jan 5 top party officials are purged & charged with spying for Britain |
| 2005 | Trial Mugabe, Robert Gabriel | |
| Aug Prosecutors drop remaining treason charges against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai |
| 2005 | Trial Tsvangirai, Morgan | |
| Aug Prosecutors drop remaining treason charges against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai |
