2020 in Zimbabwe
Events of 2020 in Zimbabwe.
Incumbents
Events
- March 20 – 1st case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe
- July 30 – The United Nations' World Food Programme seeks an additional $250 million USD for emergency relief after COVID-19 exacerbates the country's hunger crisis. The WFP reported the number of food-insecure people to soar to 8.6 million or about 60% of the population.
- September 2 – The cadavers of twelve elephants are discovered in the Tinashe Farawo National Park, possibly poisoned.
- December 29 – Zimbabwe bans the use of mercury in mining after ratifying the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Holidays
- January 1 – New Year's Day
- February 21 – Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day
- April 10 – Good Friday
- April 13 – Easter Monday
- April 18 – Independence Day, from the Commonwealth of Nations and the Republic of Zimbabwe formed in 1980.
- May 1 – Workers' Day
- May 25 – Africa Day
- August 10 – Heroes' Day, honors those who died during the liberation war.
- August 11 – Devence Forces Day
- December 22 – Unity Day, honors peace agreement of 1987
- December 25 – Christmas
Deaths
- February 15 – Prince Kudakwashe Musarurwa, singer; lung cancer
- March 23 – Zororo Makamba, journalist; Coronavirus
- April 28 – Peter Jones, radio personality
- 29 July –, politician; COVID-19
- August 26 –, political activist; colon cancer
- September 27 – ], musician
- October 24 – CalVin, 35, singer and rapper; traffic collision.
- November 8 – ], businessman and socialite; car crash
- November 8 – ], actress and socialite; car crash
- November 9 – ], actor
- December 29 – Richard Choruma, 42, Zimbabwean footballer ; kidney failure.