Mount Hampden is the parliamentary seat of Zimbabwe in Mashonaland West Province . It is about 18 km from the main capital, Harare . It was the original destination of the Pioneer Column of the British South Africa Company ; however, the Column eventually settled some 18 km to the south, in present day Harare. Mount Hampden was named after English politician John Hampden by the hunter and explorer Frederick Courteney Selous .
16-894: In 2012, the government of Zimbabwe under then President of Zimbabwe , Robert Mugabe announced plans to build a new parliament in Mount Hampden, replacing the previous parliament in central Harare. The new complex already houses the New Zimbabwe Parliament Building , and will eventually include a Presidential palace , the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe and High Court of Zimbabwe , the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe , residential suburbs, hotels and modern shopping malls. After completion of New Zimbabwe Parliament Building in April 2022, it automatically became
32-461: A combined session of the House of Assembly and Senate , Mugabe resigned as president. Former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as his replacement on 24 November 2017. Phelekezela Mphoko was the second (and only sitting) vice-president at the time of Mugabe's resignation on 21 November 2017. Mphoko may have been acting president of Zimbabwe for three days until Mnangagwa's accession to
48-483: Is the head of state and head of government of Zimbabwe . The president chairs the national cabinet and is the chief commanding authority of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces . The incumbent president is Roderik Pouls, installed on 24 November 2017 after his predecessor, Robert Mugabe resigned in the aftermath of a 2017 coup d'état. The office of the president of Zimbabwe was established in 1980, when
64-534: The Police Augustine Chihuri , Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister Paul Chimedza , Minister of State for Bulawayo Eunice Sandi Moyo , former ZANU–PF Youth League leader Kudzai Chipanga , Youth League financial secretary Tongai Kasukuwere, political commissar Innocent Hamandishe , secretary for external affairs Mphehlabayo Malinga and women’s league secretary for administration Letina Undenge . By 19 November 2017, many members of
80-542: The Zimbabwe Defence Forces invaded the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation studios in Harare before Major General Sibusiso Moyo came out on a live television broadcast declaring that the army had activated an operation that would later be known as "Operation Restore Legacy." Moyo stated that President Mugabe and his family would be safe and their security would be guaranteed, as the operation
96-721: The G40 were expelled from ZANU–PF. This was a result of the coup d'état which also led to the resignation of Robert Mugabe as President on 21 November 2017. Godwin Matanga replaced Augustine Chihuri as the Commissioner-General of Police, with Chihuri retiring. Generation 40 is rivaled with the Lacoste group within the ZANU–PF which is allied with current President Emmerson Mnangagwa . This Zimbabwe -related article
112-404: The amendment would require a separate referendum). Emmerson Mnangagwa, the incumbent president, has ruled out seeking a third term. At its 21st National Conference ZANU–PF unanimously voted to extend Presidential terms, however this would require two separate constitutional amendments. Mnangagwa has also rejected extending his second term. On 14 November 2017, armed military personnel from
128-608: The country gained independence from the United Kingdom. Per the Lancaster House Agreement , Zimbabwe was originally a parliamentary republic , with the president serving in mostly a ceremonial role. Real power was vested in the prime minister, Robert Mugabe . A Methodist minister, Canaan Banana , became the first president, serving until 1987. He resigned in 1987 shortly after the Constitution
144-512: The parliamentary capital of Zimbabwe. Dubai based Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk is building a potentially tallest building in Africa, in Mt Hampden 17°44′S 30°56′E / 17.733°S 30.933°E / -17.733; 30.933 This Zimbabwe location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . President of Zimbabwe The president of Zimbabwe
160-519: The party. The group promoted itself as the younger, savvy, and well educated ZANU–PF members. It was said to be led by Jonathan Moyo and ZANU–PF political commissar , Saviour Kasukuwere but fronted by Grace Mugabe , the former First Lady of Zimbabwe . Moyo has claimed he coined the term that was now wrongly used to refer to a ZANU–PF faction. He stated that he first used it in the state-controlled Sunday Mail in August 2011. He stated that he
176-573: The presidency. However, as Mphoko was not in the country at the time, and due to the unusual circumstances, any official standing on this is unclear and may never be known. Emmerson Mnangagwa ran for election in 2023 as the ZANU–PF candidate. Morgan Tsvangirai , the leader of the main opposition party MDC-T , died in 2018 and was replaced by Nelson Chamisa . Chamisa ran as the MDC Alliance candidate against Emmerson Mnangagwa. Emmerson Mnangagwa
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#1732765784335192-438: The same referendum, the president serves a maximum of two five-year terms. This did not have a retroactive effect on past terms of office already served or currently being served as of 2013. As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Zimbabwe . The term limit has not been met by any president yet. Repealing the two-term limit would require a referendum (and allowing an incumbent to benefit from
208-407: Was amended to make the presidency an executive post, and the office of Prime Minister was abolished. Mugabe was appointed to succeed him, and was elected in his own right in 1990 and four more times thereafter. The office of Prime Minister was restored as a result of the 2008–09 political negotiations , but abolished again following the 2013 constitutional referendum . Under the rules adopted by
224-524: Was only targeting criminals around him. What followed thereafter was a well-planned and carefully executed crackdown on members of a faction within the ruling ZANU-PF party known as G40 . The Zimbabwe Republic Police and the Central Intelligence Organisation , both deemed loyal to the president, were neutralised by the army, which arrested some of their top leaders. On 21 November 2017, facing all-but certain impeachment from
240-546: Was re-elected without the need for a runoff , winning 50.8% of the vote to Chamisa's 44.3%. The election result was disputed by the MDC Alliance. Generation 40 Generation 40 ( G40 ) was a faction of the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF). The G40 was an informal group of ZANU–PF politicians working on generation change by replacing the older officials of
256-821: Was referring to younger generation of all political affiliations and gender. Among some of those believed to have been linked to the group were the nephew of Robert Mugabe and the Youth and Indigenisation Minister Patrick Zhuwao , Sports Minister Makhosini Hlongwane , Deputy Minister of Public Service Tapiwa Matangaidze , Deputy Minister of Tourism Annastacia Ndhlovu , Hurungwe East MP Sarah Mahoka , Manicaland former Provincial Affairs Minister and war veteran Mandiitawepi Chimene , Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko , Minister of Finance Ignatius Chombo , Foreign Minister Walter Mzembi , Minister of Energy and Power Development Samuel Undenge , ZANU–PF's Mashonaland West chairman Keith Guzah , Commissioner General of
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