2000s in Zimbabwe 2000s in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe began experiencing a period of considerable political and economic upheaval in 1999. Opposition to President Mugabe and the ZANU-PF government grew considerably after the mid-1990s in part due to worsening economic and human rights conditions. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) was established in September 1999 as an opposition party founded by trade unionist Morgan Tsvangirai. The MDC's first opportunity to test opposition to the Mugabe government came in February 2000, when a referendum was held on a draft constitution proposed by the government. Among its elements, the new constitution would have permitted President Mugabe to
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport Zimbabwe has its head office on level 3 of the new International Terminal. In August 2018 Boeing Corporation announced that it in negotiations with Zimbabwean authorities to establish a regional hub for Boeing airplanes for providing training and expert technical services at the airport. Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport , formerly known as the "Harare International Airport", is an international airport in Harare, Zimbabwe. It is the largest airport in the country and serves as the base of Air Zimbabwe. The airport is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe. It was originally built