2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état

Target entity: 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état
Context triple: [Zimbabwean general election, 2018, follows, 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état]

• A. Gukurahundi
  Gukurahundi was a series of brutal state-led massacres and human rights abuses in the 1980s in Zimbabwe, primarily targeting Ndebele civilians in Matabeleland and the Midlands.
• B. Zimbabwean presidential election, 1996
  The Zimbabwean presidential election of 1996 was a national vote in which President Robert Mugabe secured another term in office amid a largely uncontested political landscape.
• C. Xinyou Coup
  The Xinyou Coup was an 1861 palace coup in Qing dynasty China in which Empress Dowager Cixi and her allies seized control of the imperial government following the death of the Xianfeng Emperor.
• D. Zanzibar Revolution
  The Zanzibar Revolution was a 1964 uprising that overthrew the Sultanate of Zanzibar and led to the island’s merger with Tanganyika to form modern Tanzania.
• E. 2006 Fijian coup d'état
  The 2006 Fijian coup d'état was a military takeover led by Commodore Frank Bainimarama that overthrew Fiji’s elected government amid deep ethnic and political tensions, including disputes over policies affecting the Indo-Fijian community.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état
Target entity description: The 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état was a military intervention that ended Robert Mugabe’s decades-long rule and led to a political transition under Emmerson Mnangagwa.

• A. Gukurahundi
  Gukurahundi was a series of brutal state-led massacres and human rights abuses in the 1980s in Zimbabwe, primarily targeting Ndebele civilians in Matabeleland and the Midlands.
• B. Zimbabwean presidential election, 1996
  The Zimbabwean presidential election of 1996 was a national vote in which President Robert Mugabe secured another term in office amid a largely uncontested political landscape.
• C. Xinyou Coup
  The Xinyou Coup was an 1861 palace coup in Qing dynasty China in which Empress Dowager Cixi and her allies seized control of the imperial government following the death of the Xianfeng Emperor.
• D. Zanzibar Revolution
  The Zanzibar Revolution was a 1964 uprising that overthrew the Sultanate of Zanzibar and led to the island’s merger with Tanganyika to form modern Tanzania.
• E. 2006 Fijian coup d'état
  The 2006 Fijian coup d'état was a military takeover led by Commodore Frank Bainimarama that overthrew Fiji’s elected government amid deep ethnic and political tensions, including disputes over policies affecting the Indo-Fijian community.
• F. None of above. chosen