What the records say
- When
- 2016 – 2017
- Kind
- Protest
- Coordinates
- 19.00° S, 30.00° E
- Description
- protests in Zimbabwe
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
2016–2017 Zimbabwe protests
Protests in Zimbabwe
The 2016–2017 Zimbabwe protests began in Zimbabwe on 6 July 2016. Thousands of Zimbabweans protested government repression, poor public services, high unemployment, widespread corruption and delays in civil servants receiving their salaries. A national strike, named "stay-away day," began on 6 July and subsequent protests took place across the country and diaspora.
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