Zimbabwean presidential election, 2002

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presidential election

The Zimbabwean presidential election of 2002 was a highly contested and controversial vote, widely criticized by international observers for irregularities and violence amid a challenge to long-time leader Robert Mugabe.

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Label Occurrences
Zimbabwean presidential election, 2002 canonical 2

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf presidential election ⓘ
country Zimbabwe ⓘ
criticizedBy international observers ⓘ
criticizedFor electoral irregularities ⓘ
intimidation of opposition supporters ⓘ
media bias ⓘ
political violence ⓘ
restrictions on election monitoring ⓘ
electoralCommission Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ⓘ
surface form: Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (then-competent body)
endDate 2002-03-11 ⓘ
governingPartyAfterElection ZANU–PF ⓘ
governingPartyBeforeElection ZANU–PF ⓘ
hasCandidate Morgan Tsvangirai ⓘ
Robert Mugabe ⓘ
incumbentBeforeElection Robert Mugabe ⓘ
incumbentSince 1987 ⓘ
internationalReaction widespread condemnation ⓘ
ledTo Zimbabwe’s suspension from the Commonwealth ⓘ
international sanctions on Zimbabwe ⓘ
legalChallenges court challenges by the opposition ⓘ
mainOpponent Morgan Tsvangirai ⓘ
mainOppositionParty Movement for Democratic Change ⓘ
mediaEnvironment dominated by state-controlled media ⓘ
monitoredBy Commonwealth observer mission ⓘ
European Union officials ⓘ
surface form: European Union observers
nextElection Zimbabwean general election, 2008 ⓘ
surface form: Zimbabwean presidential election, 2008
officeContested President of Zimbabwe ⓘ
oppositionAllegation manipulation of voters’ roll ⓘ
use of security forces to influence vote ⓘ
vote rigging ⓘ
partOf Elections in Zimbabwe ⓘ
partyOfWinner ZANU–PF ⓘ
previousElection Zimbabwean presidential election, 1996 ⓘ
region Southern Africa ⓘ
resultAcceptedByGovernment true ⓘ
resultDisputedBy Morgan Tsvangirai ⓘ
Movement for Democratic Change ⓘ
startDate 2002-03-09 ⓘ
tookPlaceDuring economic crisis in Zimbabwe ⓘ
land reform crisis in Zimbabwe ⓘ
typeOfElection direct popular vote ⓘ
voterIntimidationAlleged true ⓘ
wasControversial true ⓘ
winner Robert Mugabe ⓘ

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Movement for Democratic Change → participatedIn → Zimbabwean presidential election, 2002 ⓘ
Morgan Tsvangirai → participatedIn → Zimbabwean presidential election, 2002 ⓘ