1998 in Zimbabwe
In the article below, the topic of 1998 in Zimbabwe will be discussed in detail and exhaustively. 1998 in Zimbabwe is a topic that has generated great interest in different areas, and its relevance has been increasing in recent years. Throughout this article, various aspects related to 1998 in Zimbabwe will be analyzed, from its origin and evolution to its implications in current society. A tour will be made of the different perspectives and approaches that have been proposed around 1998 in Zimbabwe, in order to offer a comprehensive and updated vision on this topic. In addition, the challenges that 1998 in Zimbabwe currently poses will be examined, and possible strategies and solutions will be offered to address them effectively.
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | |||||
The following lists events that happened during 1998 in Zimbabwe.
Incumbents
Events
August
- August 6 - Fighting spreads across DRC and on borders with Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. Rwanda continues to deny involvement with the rebels and a summit is held in Zimbabwe discussing the conflict.
- August 8 - The talks fail to secure a truce of a ceasefire between the countries at the summit in Zimbabwe.
- August 10 - Military experts from Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Tanzania are due in Kinshasa later this week to investigate allegations of Rwandan and Ugandan troops being sent across the border.
- August 21 - South African President Nelson Mandela calls for a summit over the Congo conflict on Saturday, inviting the leaders of DRC, Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe to come.
- August 27 - After over two hundred civilians are reported to be killed by DRC rebels, Zimbabwe criticises countries that have been secretly aiding the rebels, who called for a ceasefire.
September
- September 3 - South Africa now says it supports the intervention of DRC by Namibia, Zimbabwe and Angola, supporting Kabila.
December
- December 4 - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe defends fighting for DRC, referring to the foreign involvement in Bosnian War.
- December 5 - The rebel leader said that Angolan and Zimbabwean troops have launched a counter-offensive against his troops in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
References
- ^ "Fighting spreads in Congo". 6 August 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Congo talks fail to secure truce". 8 August 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "OAU mediators in Congo". 10 August 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Mandela calls summit over Congo". 21 August 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "More deaths in eastern Congo reported". 27 August 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "South Africa shifts position on Congo". 3 September 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Mugabe defends fighting for Congo". 4 December 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Government offensive in Congo". 5 December 1998. Retrieved 8 February 2015.