1999 in Zimbabwe

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See also: 1998 in Zimbabwe, other events of 1999, 2000 in Zimbabwe and the Timeline of Zimbabwe history.

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Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1.2 March 1.3 May 1.4 June 1.5 September 2 Births 3 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] January

• 18 January - Canaan Banana, Methodist minister, theologian and the former President of Zimbabwe is sentenced to 10 years in jail, nine years suspended for sodomy

[edit] March

• March - Major mine clearance operations start in 3 of Zimbabwe’s 7 identified contaminated areas

[edit] May

• 15 May - The Zimbabwean cricket team beats the Kenyan cricket team by 5 wickets at Taunton during the Cricket World Cup
• 19 May - The Zimbabwean cricket team beats the Indian cricket team by 3 runs at Leicester during the Cricket World Cup
• 22 May - The Zimbabwean cricket team loses to the Sri Lankan cricket team by 4 wickets at Worcester during the Cricket World Cup
• 25 May - The Zimbabwean cricket team loses to the English cricket team by 7 wickets at Nottingham
• 29 May - The Zimbabwean cricket team beats the South African cricket team by 42 runs at Chelmsford during the Cricket World Cup

[edit] June

• 6 June - The Zimbabwean cricket team draws with the New Zealand cricket team at Leeds during the Cricket World Cup
• 9 June - The Zimbabwean cricket team loses to the Australian cricket team by 44 runs at Lord's during the Cricket World Cup
• 11 June - The Zimbabwean cricket team loses to the Pakistani cricket team at The Oval and are out of the Cricket World Cup

[edit] September

• The Movement for Democratic Change is formed

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• 1 July Joshua Nkomo, politician, dies of prostate cancer at the age of 81