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Mugabe, Tsvangirai sign Zimbabwe framework deal
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After a bloody election season marked by beatings and assassinations of opposition supporters, Zimbabwe s feuding political leaders met face to face on Monday to sign an agreement laying out terms for negotiations to wrest their land out of political chaos. (article 1)
The handshake in Harare, the Zimbabwean capital, came after 120 opposition activists were killed in recent months in state-sponsored violence, thousands were jailed and tens of thousands of opposition supporters were driven from their homes. (article 3)
Three months after the voting and violence began, Zimbabwe's embattled President Robert Mugabe and his bitter opposition rival agreed Monday to hold talks immediately about sharing power to end the country's political crisis. (article 5)
President Robert Mugabe, left, shakes the hands of Morgan Tsvangirai at the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two parties in Harare on Monday. (article 2)
The two signed an agreement in Harare Monday afternoon to begin formal talks aimed at hammering out a power-sharing deal months after March's disputed presidential election and the widely discredited runoff vote last month. (article 2)
The United States pushed for a swift vote to apply UN sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders yesterday after Russia backed away from an apparent deal at the G8 summit. (article 9)
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Mugabe, Zimbabwe, Tsvangirai, opposition, Mbeki |
Source articles
- In Sharp Departure, Zimbabwe Rivals Meet in Bid to End Political Crisis (nytimes.com, 07/22/2008, 972 words)
- Zimbabwe president, opposition sign deal to start power-sharing talks (cbc.ca, 07/21/2008, 481 words)
- Mugabe, foe shake hands, will hold talks (L.A. Times, 07/22/2008, 815 words)
- Zimbabwe leaders agree talks pact (BBC News, 07/21/2008, 582 words)
- ABC News: Bitter Foes Strike Deal in Zimbabwe (ABCNews, 07/21/2008, 342 words)
- Mugabe, Tsvangirai sign Zimbabwe framework deal (Washington Post, 07/21/2008, 303 words)
- Failing Zimbabwe (nytimes.com, 07/21/2008, 508 words)
- Times Online (timesonline.co.uk, 07/21/2008, 474 words)
- G8: Vote on Zimbabwe sanctions in doubt after Russia falters over G8 pact (timesonline.co.uk, 07/21/2008, 591 words)
- West suffers historic defeat as China and Russia veto Zimbabwe sanctions (timesonline.co.uk, 07/21/2008, 720 words)
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