Witness Mangwende

Witness Pasichigare Magunda Mangwende (15 August 1946 – 26 February 2005) was a Zimbabwean politician who served as head of several government ministries in the Mugabe administration, and as provincial governor for Harare.[1][2]

Witness Pasichigare Mangwende
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Zimbabwe
In office
1 January 1981 – 22 December 1987
PresidentCanaan Banana
Prime MinisterRobert Mugabe
Preceded bySimon Muzenda
Succeeded byNathan Shamuyarira
Minister of Information, Posts and Telecommunications
In office
22 December 1987 – 15 April 1991
PresidentCanaan Banana
Prime MinisterRobert Mugabe
Succeeded byWitness Mangwende
Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement of Zimbabwe
In office
1 January 1991 – 22 December 1994
Minister of Education and Culture of Zimbabwe
In office
1 January 1995 – 1 January 2002
Minister of Transport and Communication of Zimbabwe
In office
1 January 2002 – 1 February 2004
Governor of Harare Province
In office
1 February 2004 – 26 February 2005
Personal details
Born(1946-08-15)15 August 1946
Southern Rhodesia
Died26 February 2005(2005-02-26) (aged 58)
NationalityZimbabwean
Political partyZANU-PF
Spouse(s)Eben Yananiso Mangwende (nee=Takavarasha)
Alma materUniversity of Zimbabwe, University of Southampton, London School of Economics
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionDiplomat
Websitehttp://www.colonialrelic.com/nathan-shamuyarira/

Political career

Mangwende began his political career as a student leader at the University of Rhodesia. He also studied in the United Kingdom at the University of Southampton and earned a Ph.D. in international relations from the London School of Economics.

He became Deputy Foreign Minister upon Zimbabwe's independence in 1980. He was promoted to Foreign Minister in 1981, and held that post until 1987. He later was head of several other ministries, including Education, Agriculture, and Information. In 2004, he was appointed governor of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, a post he held until his death in February 2005. Upon his death, he was declared a national hero by the Politburo of Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe's majority party, and buried with military honors.

References
  1. https://www.herald.co.zw/man-with-a-history-of-troubles/
  2. https://allafrica.com/stories/200503020051.html

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