Zimbabwe House, Harare
Zimbabwe House | |
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Former names | Independence House Dzimbahwe |
General information | |
Type | Official residence |
Address | 8 Chancellor Avenue |
Town or city | Harare |
Country | Zimbabwe |
Owner | Republic of Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe House, formerly called Independence House and Dzimbahwe, is an official residence of the
Rhodesian history
For most of its existence under
Following Rhodesia's unrecognised reconstitution as
Zimbabwe history
Following the establishment of Zimbabwe, it was used as the house of the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe and renamed "Zimbabwe House".[8] In 1982, the house was attacked by Zimbabwe National Army deserters who shot at it with automatic weaponry and RPGs in an attempt to assassinate Mugabe.[9] As a result, Mugabe instituted a 6pm curfew on all foot and vehicle traffic on Chancellor Avenue which was not removed until 2017.[10] He also increased security by erecting a barbed wire fence manned by armed guards around the property.[11] In 2009, the office of Prime Minister was re-established and the now President Mugabe, offered Zimbabwe House as an official residence to Morgan Tsvangirai but he declined it. Tsvangirai cited the dilapidated state of Zimbabwe House and that he wanted to move his official residence away from being so close to Mugabe.[8]
References
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- ^ "RHODESIA: Wedding Day in Salisbury". TIME. 3 April 1978. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Rhodesia Awaits London Meeting". New York Times. 12 August 1979. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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- ^ "Guerrillas attack Archbishop's Salisbury home". The Guardian. 5 July 1979. Retrieved 19 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rocket attack on Rhodesia site maybe accident". The Missoulian. 6 July 1979. Retrieved 19 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Mugabe's home attacked". The Times Argus. 24 June 1982. Retrieved 19 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mnangagwa to lift restrictions on travelling past State House at night". Eyewitness News. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ISBN 1903402050.
[Category:History of Rhodesia]]