1960 – He is expelled from Kafue College, Zambia for
political activism and joins the United National Independence Party.
1962 – He is recruited into Zimbabwe African People’s Union
(Zapu) by Willie Musarurwa and is sent to Egypt for military training.
1963 – He defects to the newly-formed Zanu while in Egypt
and is arrested before being released. Zanu sends him to China for further
military training.
1964 – Mnangagwa goes to Tanzania where he establishes the
Crocodile gang with Felix Santana, Robert Garachani, Lloyd Gundu, Phebion
Shonhiwa and John Chigaba.
1964 – The gang dashes to Rhodesia to attend the Zanu
congress in Gwelo (now Gweru) and thereafter unleashes a reign of terror
targeting white Rhodesians.
One is killed leading to Mnangagwa’s arrest. He escapes the
hangman’s noose by lying about his age and is sentenced to life imprisonment
which is further commuted to a 10-year sentence.
1974 – He is released from prison and deported to Zambia
where his family stayed.
1977 – Mnangagwa is elected as special assistant to the
president and member of the national executive for Zanu.
1980 to 1988 – Serves as minister of State Security.
1988 to 2000 – Appointed minister of Justice, Legal and
Parliamentary Affairs and leader of the House.
2000 – He is defeated by the MDC’s Blessing Chebundo in the
Parliamentary elections but is appointed Speaker of Parliament.
2004 – Mnangagwa is demoted from Zanu PF secretary for
administration position to secretary for legal affairs after being linked to a
plot to topple President Robert Mugabe in what became known as the Tsholotsho
Declaration.
2008 – Mnangagwa moves to Chirumhanzu-Zibagwe constituency
which he wins. He is credited with saving Mugabe after he was defeated by MDC
leader Morgan Tsvangirai in the first round of presidential election.
Zanu PF unleashes terror in the run-up to the run-off which
forced Tsvangirai to pull from the race days before voting citing massive
violence against his supporters.
2009 – Mnangagwa is appointed Defence minister.
2014 – Appointed vice president after the ouster of Joice
Mujuru.
2017 – Is fired from the job after being accused of
disloyalty.
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