1975-76 Acting Publicity Secretary, ANC (Muzorewa). 1977 Secretary-General, ANC (Muzorewa). Max Tongai Chigwida was born on 13 August 1942 on a European farm near the Mhondoro Reserve (TTL) about 25 miles (40 km) from Salisbury (Harare). His father, Mateu, was a farm worker who started as a wagon and plough-oxen driver and later became an efficient tractor driver. […]
Category Archives: ANC (Muzorewa)
DR CHAKANYUKA CHIKOSI
1973 Executive member. ANC (Muzorewa). 1976 Secretary for External Affairs, ANC (Muzorewa). Dr Chakanyuka Chikosi was born in November 1936 at the Old Umtali (Mutare) Mission Hospital. He received his primary schooling at Chirinda, Chipfatsura, Muradzikwa and Old Umtali (Mutare) Mission Schools – regularly securing first place throughout these early years. He then went to Goromonzi Secondary School, […]
DR ELLIOT GABELLAH
1973 Vice·Chairman, ANC. 1974 Deputy President, ANC. 1975 Vice-President, ANC (Muzorewa). Elliot Gabellah was born at Ntabazinduna near Bulawayo in 1923. His parents were of Zulu origin. He received his primary education at various schools in Southern Rhodesia. After leaving school he attended the Domboshawa Training Centre near Salisbury (Harare) where he worked as an agricultural demonstrator from […]
ABEL TENDEKAYI MUZOREWA
1971-74 Chairman, ANC 1974 President, ANC. 1979 Prime Minister, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia 1980 M.P. for Mashonaland East. Abel Muzorewa was born on 14 April 1925 into a simple peasant family living at Old Umtali (Mutare) Mission, a United Methodist Church settlement in the Eastern Districts of Rhodesia. He was the eldest of nine children, of whom six […]
DR GORDON CHAVUNDUKA
1969-71 President, NPU. 1973 Secretary-General, ANC. 1974 (Dec.) Member Central Committee, ANC. 1975-77 (March) Secretary- General, ANC (Muzorewa). Gordon Chavunduka was born at St Augustine’sMission, Penhalonga, on 16 August 1931. His parents (Solomon and Lilian Chavunduka) came from Wedza. His father was originally an agricultural instructor but subsequently became a farmer and a priest of the Anglican Church. […]
EDDISON JONAS MUDADIRWA ZVOBGO
1961 Organising Secretary for the NDP, Southern Province1962 Representative of ZAPU in USA. 1964 Deputy Secretary-General, ZANU. 1971-72 Deputy Secretary-General, ANC. 1972 Principal Overseas Representative, ANC. 1973 Representative of ZANU in USA.1977 Deputy Secretary for Information and Publicity, ZANU (Mozambique)1979 Delegate and Party Spokesman, ZANU, at Lancaster House1980 MP for Victoria1980 Minister of Local Government and Housing, Zimbabwe Eddison […]
STEPHEN PARIRENYATWA
1963 PCC Representative in Lusaka. 1974 (Dec.) Member, Central Committee, ANC. Stephen Parirenyatwa (first cousin of Dr T. S. Parirenyatwa) was born in 1925 in the Headlands District. After passing Standard VI at Howard Institute1 he underwent a teacher-training course during 1944. He remained at Howard Institute as a teacher, but later became Headmaster of Nyachuru School (where […]
JULIET KUTAMA
1963 Secretary for Women’s Affairs, Salisbury (Harare) District and Mufakose Branch, PCC. 1971 Secretary for Women’s Affairs, ANC. 1975 (Sept.) Secretary for Women’s Affairs, ANC (Muzorewa). Juliet Kutama was born in Buhera in the Victoria District. After attending primary schools she trained as a teacher and was posted to Ndawana Primary School near Salisbury (Harare). After her marriage, however, she went […]
BERNARD CHIDZERO
1976 (Oct.) Appointed Economic Adviser, ANC (Nkomo), Geneva. 1976 (Oct.) Appointed Political and Economic Adviser to ANC (Muzorewa), Geneva. 1980 Member of Senate 1980 Minister of Economic Planning Bernard Chidzero was born on 1 July 1927 in Salisbury (Harare), the son of a Shona mother and a father who was a migrant worker from Nyasaland (Malawi). He was […]
MOTON DIZZY PAUL MALIANGA
1960-61 Vice-President, NDP. 1962 Founder Member and Secretary for Public Affairs, ZAPU. 1963 External Representative, ZANU (Cairo). 1964 Secretary for Youth and Culture, ZANU. 1974 Member Central Committee, ANC. 1975 (Sept.) National Chairman, ANC (Muzorewa). Moton Malianga (brother of Washington) was born on 8 June 1930 at Old Umtali (Mutare) Mission (the fifth child in […]
DR EDSON FURATIDZAYI CHISINGAITWI SITHOLE
1956-57 Interim Secretary-General, later Secretary, Harare Branch, ANYL. 1957-59 Secretary, Harare Branch, ANCongress. 1964 Publicity Secretary, ZANU. 1972 Publicity Secretary, ANC. 1974 Chairman, Editorial Committee, ANC. 1974 Member, Central Committee, ANC. Edson Sithole was born on 5 June 1935 in the Eastern Districts of Rhodesia. His parents were “typical peasants” (his own phrase) and […]
JAMES ROBERT DAMBAZA CHIKEREMA
1956-57 First President, African National Youth League (ANYL). 1957-59 Vice-President, ANC. 1961-62 Executive Member, ZAPU (although in detention). 1964 Acting President, PCC (during detention of Joshua Nkomo). 1972 Chairman, FROLIZI. 1974 (Dec.) Member, Executive Committee of ANC. 1975 (Sept.) Secretary, ZLC. James Chikerema was born in May 1925 at Kutama Mission near Salisbury (Harare). His parents were of the Shona tribe; his father, the first […]
GEORGE BODZO NYANDORO
Secretary, British African National Voice Association. 1957-59 Secretary-General, ANCongress. 1963 Secretary-General, PCC. 1963 External representative, PCC. 1975 (Sept. 1)Head of the Finance and Property Committee, ZLC. George Nyandoro was born in 1926 in the Chiota Reserve to one of the ruling Shona families. His grandfather (Kunzyi Nyandoro) fought against “the BSA Company with great tenacity and courage” during the 1896-97 […]
DR STANLAKE JOHN WILLIAM SAMKANGE
1951 Secretary General, ANCongress. 1959 Junior Deputy President, CAP. Stanlake Samkange was born in 1922 at Mariga in the Zwimba Reserve. His father1 was a minister at Waddilove Mission. Stanlake was himself educated at Waddilove and at Adams College in Natal. From there he went to Fort Hare, also in South Africa, where he graduated […]
ENOCH DUMBUTSHENA
1948 Vice-President, African National Congress.1960-61 NDP Executive Member.1962-72 ZAPU Executive Member (London Representative).1972-74 FROLIZI Official.1975 (Sept.) ANC (Muzorewa) in Lusaka.Enoch Dumbutshena was born on 25 April 1920 at Marshall Hartley Mission near Makwiro. His father, Job Dumbutshena, was a member of the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union1 during the 1930s. His mother, who was prominent […]