2019 in Zimbabwe From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2019 Timeline of Zimbabwean history ← 2018 2017 2016 2019 in Zimbabwe → 2020 2021 2022 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2019 Timeline of Zimbabwean history Events of 2019 in Zimbabwe. President: Emmerson Mnangagwa[1] First Vice President: Constantino Chiwenga Second Vice President: Kembo Mohadi Chief Justice of Zimbabwe: Luke Malaba Events 14-17 January: Nationwide fuel protests in response to a government increase in fuel prices and declining standards of living. 18 July – ICC suspended the Zimbabwe Cricket from international cricket, citing the political interventions in the Cricket Board of Zimbabwe.[2] Deaths This section needs expansion. You can help by adding missing information. (September 2019) Robert Mugabe 23 January – Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean musician, businessman, and philanthropist (b. 1952)[3] 16 February – Charles Mungoshi, Zimbabwean writer (b. 1947)[4] 23 February – Dorothy Masuka, Zimbabwean-born South African jazz singer (b. 1935)[5] 27 February – Buzwani Mothobi, Zimbabwean diplomat, academic, and civil servant (b. 1939)[6] 15 April – Sithembile Gumbo, Zimbabwean politician (b. 1962)[7] 23 May – Dumiso Dabengwa, Zimbabwean politician (b. 1939)[8] 18 June – Obedingwa Mguni, Zimbabwean politician (b. 1962)[9] 22 August – Peter Chingoka, Zimbabwean cricket player and administrator (b. 1954)[10] 6 September – Robert Mugabe, Revolutionary and politician, 1st Prime Minister and 2nd President of Zimbabwe (b. 1924)[11] References ↑ "Incumbent Mnangagwa wins Zimbabwe vote". BBC News. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018. ↑ ""One Decision Has Ended So Many Careers," Cricketer Tweets After ICC Suspends Zimbabwe Cricket". NDTV Sports. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019. ↑ "Zimbabwe's Afro-jazz legend dies". BBC News. January 23, 2019. ↑ Veteran author Charles Mungoshi dies ↑ Veteran Zimbabwe Jazz Maestro Dorothy Masuka Dies ↑ Ex-envoy Mothobi dies ↑ Lupane East MP dies ↑ Independence war hero Dumiso Dabengwa dies in Kenya ↑ Former Deputy Home Affairs Minister Mguni dies ↑ Ex cricket boss Peter Chingoka dies ↑ "Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's strongman ex-president, dies aged 95". BBC News. BBC. 6 September 2019. vteYears in ZimbabweThe Conquests Pre-1900s 1900s 1910s 1920s Southern Rhodesia 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 Rhodesia 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Zimbabwe 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 vte2019 in AfricaSovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe States with limitedrecognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara Related Articles