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Embassy of Zimbabwe in London

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429 Strand (geograph 5388357)
429 Strand (geograph 5388357)

The Embassy of Zimbabwe in London is the diplomatic mission of Zimbabwe in the United Kingdom. It is located in Zimbabwe House, a Grade II* Listed Building at 429 Strand in central London. It was previously a High Commission and became an embassy after Zimbabwe's departure from the Commonwealth on 7 December 2003 in protest of international criticism of Robert Mugabe's regime's human rights record and its policies.

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Embassy of Zimbabwe in London
Strand, London Covent Garden

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Strand 429
WC2R 0JR London, Covent Garden
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