Global Political Agreement (Zimbabwe)

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The Global Political Agreement (Zimbabwe) was a 2008 power-sharing accord intended to resolve Zimbabwe’s political crisis by forming a unity government between rival parties following disputed elections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coalition government accord ⓘ
political agreement ⓘ
power-sharing agreement ⓘ
aimedTo establish an inclusive government ⓘ
prepare conditions for free and fair elections ⓘ
promote political stability in Zimbabwe ⓘ
resolve Zimbabwean political crisis of 2008 ⓘ
chiefMediator Thabo Mbeki ⓘ
context 2008 Zimbabwean general election ⓘ
2008 Zimbabwean presidential election ⓘ
post-election violence in Zimbabwe ⓘ
country Zimbabwe ⓘ
createdOffice Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Prime Minister of Zimbabwe ⓘ
criticizedFor entrenching power of incumbent elites ⓘ
failure to fully end political intimidation ⓘ
slow and partial implementation ⓘ
dateSigned 2008-09-15 ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 2009-02-13 ⓘ
implementedBy Global Political Agreement Implementation Mechanism ⓘ
includedProvisionOn constitutional reform leading to a new constitution ⓘ
media freedom and reform ⓘ
promotion of human rights and the rule of law ⓘ
restoration of economic stability ⓘ
security of persons and prevention of political violence ⓘ
mediatedBy SADC ⓘ
Southern African Development Community ⓘ
mediatingCountry South Africa ⓘ
providedFor constitutional reform process ⓘ
economic recovery measures ⓘ
formation of an inclusive government ⓘ
media reform ⓘ
power-sharing between ZANU–PF and MDC factions ⓘ
security sector reform commitments ⓘ
resultedIn Government of National Unity (Zimbabwe) ⓘ
inclusive government formed in 2009 ⓘ
signatoryLeader Arthur Mutambara ⓘ
Morgan Tsvangirai ⓘ
Robert Mugabe ⓘ
signatoryParty MDC–M ⓘ
linked to: MDC

MDC–T ⓘ
linked to: MDC

Movement for Democratic Change – Mutambara ⓘ
Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai ⓘ
ZANU–PF ⓘ
Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front ⓘ
linked to: ZANU–PF
signedAt Harare ⓘ
Rainbow Towers Hotel, Harare ⓘ
signedInYear 2008 ⓘ
timeLimited intended to last until adoption of a new constitution and new elections ⓘ

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Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai → participatedIn → Global Political Agreement (Zimbabwe) ⓘ
GNU (Zimbabwe) → alsoKnownAs → Inclusive Government of Zimbabwe ⓘ
linked to: Global Political Agreement (Zimbabwe)
Council of Ministers (Zimbabwe) → formedAsPartOf → Global Political Agreement (Zimbabwe) ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of Ministers