Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa (born 15 September 1946) has been the Rural Housing Minister of Zimbabwe^[1] since April 2005. He previously served as the Speaker of Parliament from July 2000^[2] to 2005. He is considered one of the most powerful figures in the ruling ZANU-PF party and a leading candidate to succeed President Robert Mugabe. The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable (abbreviated to The Hon. ... Look up MP in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the ecclesiastical office, see Incumbent (ecclesiastical). ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mugabe redirects here. ... ← - 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in December • 30 Artie Shaw • 29 Julius Axelrod • 28 Jacques Dupuis • 28 Jerry Orbach • 28 Susan Sontag • 26 Reggie White • 26 Sir Angus Ogilvy • 23 P. V. Narasimha Rao • 23 Doug Ault • 19 Renata Tebaldi • 16... Mugabe redirects here. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in July, 2000. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mugabe redirects here. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in July, 2000. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mugabe redirects here. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Mugabe redirects here. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Prime Minister Robert Mugabe (left) and President Canaan Banana attend the ceremony for the independence of Zimbabwe in April 18, 1980 Canaan Sodindo Banana (5 March 1936 – 10 November 2003), a Zimbabwean Methodist minister, was the countrys first President. ... Mugabe redirects here. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Southern_Rhodesia. ... Southern Rhodesia was the name of the British colony situated immediately to the north of South Africa, known today as Zimbabwe. ... The Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has been the ruling party in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, led by Robert Mugabe, first as Prime Minister with the party simply known as ZANU, and then as President from 1988 after taking over ZAPU and renaming the party ZANU... The University of London is a university based primarily in London. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has been the ruling party in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, led by Robert Mugabe, first as Prime Minister with the party simply known as ZANU, and then as President from 1988 after taking over ZAPU and renaming the party ZANU... Mugabe redirects here. ...

He is a Karanga, a minority ethnic group in Zimbabwe. The Karanga language was said by ancient Portuguese missionaries to be the language of the Munhumutapas court. ...

He has also held the following posts:

• Legal Affairs Secretary - ZANU-PF (December 2004 - )
• Administration Secretary - ZANU-PF (July 2000 - 2005)
• Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs (1989 - 2000)
• Minister of State Security (1982 - 1988)

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Education and training

He did his early education up to Standard 4 at Lundi Primary School in Mnangagwa Village, Zvishavane. The repressive political situation family to relocate to Northern Rhodesia in 1955 where he completed Standard 4. Zvishavane is a small mining town in Midlands Province, Zimbabwe. ... Flag of Northern Rhodesia. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ...

He successfully completed his standard 5 and 6 at Mumbwa Boarding School from 1956 -1957 and enrolled at Kafue Trade School for a Building course. Although it was a three year course, he was selected to enter Hodgson Technical College. Since the college only accepted applicants with "O" Levels, he sat for an entry examination and came out with a first class. This enabled him to enroll for a four year City and Guilds Industrial Building Course. He and other members were subsequently expelled from college in 1960 for political activism which led to the burning of some property. He had joined the UNIP student movement at the college and had already been elected into the executive. Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United National Independence Party (UNIP) is a political party in Zambia. ...

He completed his 'O' and 'A' levels while in prison through correspondence following which he enrolled for a law degree. He wanted to register for a BSc Economics degree but was instead, allowed to do the Law degree. He successfully completed Part One of the Intermediate Exams at Khami prison and passed at his first seating. He sat for the final exams and passed again. In 1972 he sat for his final LLB examinations with the University of London. The University of London is a university based primarily in London. ...

After his release from prison and subsequent deportation to Zambia, the Party resolved that he should complete his Law Degree first and so he enrolled at the University of Zambia where he remained from 1973 to 1974. In 1975, he did his post-graduate LLB degree and another post programme in Advocacy. After successfully completing his law studies, he was admitted to the Bar of the High Court of Zambia in 1976. The University of Zambia is Zambias largest university, founded in 1966. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Political Career

In 1960, he was expelled from Hodgson Technical College for political activism which had resulted in the burning of some property. Following this incident, he joined hands with three others and started a construction company at Nampala which lasted for 3 months. He was asked by UNIP to help organize the party at Chililabombwe (Bancroft) until the end of 1961. Following this, he returned to Lusaka where he became Secretary for the UNIP Youth League while working for a private company. Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United National Independence Party (UNIP) is a political party in Zambia. ... Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. ...

In 1962 he was recruited into ZAPU by Willie Musarurwa. After joining ZAPU, he left for Tanzania and stayed in Mbeya for quite some time with the likes of James Chikerema, Clement Muchachi and Danha. They then opened a camp for ZAPU up to March 1963. Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Zimbabwe African Peoples Union was a political party in Zimbabwe. ... Willie Wirayi Dzawanda Musarurwa (born November 24, 1927; died April 3, 1990) was a Zimbabwean journalist. ... The mountains surrounding Mbeya Mbeya is a city located in southwest Tanzania, Africa. ... James Robert Dambaza Chikerema (2 April 1925 – 22 March 2006) served as the President of the Front for the Liberation of Zimbabwe. ...

He then left for Dar es Salaam in April 1963 and, together with 12 other cadres, proceeded to Egypt for military training at the Heliopolis Training School. Dar es Salaam (دار السلام), formerly Mzizima, is the largest city (pop. ...

In August 1963 he and 10 of the 13 cadres decided to join ZANU which had just been formed at home. This led to their detention by Egyptian authorities who recognized ZAPU. The Zimbabwe African National Union was a political party during the struggle for Rhodesias, ultimately Zimbabwes, independence, formed as a split from ZAPU. It won the 1980 elections under the leadership of Robert Mugabe, and eight years later merged again with Joshua Nkomos ZAPU to form Zanu...

During the detention period, he communicated with Mugabe who was in Tanzania at the time and told him that 11 students had broken away from ZAPU, stopped training and were now detained. Mugabe sent Trynos Makombe who was traveling from China to come to Egypt to secure their release. After getting released, they were given tickets to fly to Tanganyika. Mugabe can refer to: Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe. ... Flag of Tanganyika Tanganyika was an East African republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, named after Lake Tanganyika, which formed its western border. ...

On arrival in Tanganyika, six of the eleven came back to Rhodesia while the remaining 5 including Mnangagwa joined the first Frelimo Camp at Bagamoyo in late August 1963. He then proceeded to China leading a group of five ZANLA cadres where they spent the first two months at the School of Ideology in Peking, now Beijing. They then underwent infantry training for 3 months in Nanking and then attended another school for military engineering for the next 2 months. After completing military training in May 1964, they went back to Tanganyika, where they found that John Mataure and Noel Mukono who were responsible for defence at the time, had not organized any weapons for them to operate in the then Southern Rhodesia. This article is about the former British colony of Southern Rhodesia, todays Zimbabwe. ... The Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO, pronounced fray-LEE-moo; Portuguese: Frente de Libertação de Moçambique) is a political party that has ruled Mozambique since independence in 1975. ... The town of Bagamoyo is the oldest town in Tanzania, founded by the end of the 18th century. ... ZANLA or the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army was the armed wing of the Zimbabwean political movement ZANU (the Zimbabwe African National Union) and participated in the Second Chimurenga against white minority rule in Rhodesia. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking), is the capital city of the Peoples Republic of China. ... “Peking” redirects here. ... Nanjing (南京, Pinyin: Nánjīng, Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking, formerly Jinling 金陵, Jiangning 江宁, and Tianjing 天京) is the central city of downstream Yangtze Basin and is a renowned historical and cultural city. ... Southern Rhodesia was the name of the British colony situated immediately to the north of South Africa, known today as Zimbabwe. ...

The group was rushing to attend the ZANU Congress in Mkoba, Gweru, sometime in May 1964 and so they traveled via Northern Rhodesia to Southern Rhodesia. They arrived a day before the Congress. The results of the election were as follows: Gweru (formerly Gwelo) is a city near the centre of Zimbabwe at . ...

• Rev Ndabaningi Sithole - President
• Leopold Takawira -Vice President
• Herbert Chitepo - National Chairman
• Robert Mugabe - Secretary General

Following the ZANU Congress, three of his colleagues, i.e. Shoniwa, Jameson Mudavanhu and Edison Shirihuru were captured and arrested. He sent Lawrence Svosve to go back to Lusaka with some messages but never saw him again. Ndabaningi Sithole (31 July 1920 – 12 December 2000) was an Ndau, a Methodist minister, and a veteran of Zimbabwes liberation struggle. ... Leopold Takawira (born at Chilimanzi, Victoria district, 1916; died Salisbury Prison, 1970) was a political leader in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). ... Herbert Witshire Chitepo (15th June, 1923 – 18th March, 1975) was a prominent Barrister in Southern Africa who was leader of ZANUs war to liberate Rhodesia from the white-minority government, led by Ian Smith. ... Mugabe redirects here. ... Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. ...

In spite of this setback, he remained in operation and joined up with Matthew Malowa who had trained in Egypt and had joined ZANU. They carried out daring operations in the country. Their major task was to recruit people from Harare, Masvingo (then Fort Victoria), Mberengwa and Macheke and walk them through to the Mutoko border so that they could go to Tanzania through Malawi. Map of Zimbabwe showing the location of Harare. ... Masvingo is the capital of the Masvingo Province of Zimbabwe. ... Mutoko is a small town in Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe. ...

It was during these operations that he and Malowa blew up a locomotive train in Fort Victoria. The leadership at Sikombela had sent the duo a message exhorting them to take some action so that the papers would report that it was the ZANU Military High Command which had done it. The cuttings would then be shown to the OAU Liberation Committee which was meeting in Dar es Salaam so that it would know that ZANU was actually active in the country. The blowing up of the locomotive enabled Chitepo and those outside to show that it was not only ZAPU which was active but ZANU as well.

The operations also involved traversing the country on foot from Mberengwa to Mutoko. It was at this stage that William Ndangana came from Lusaka for a meeting at Rev Ndabaningi Sithole's house in Highfield. It organized a group which included himself, William Ndangana, Victor Mlambo, James Dhlamini and Master Tresha to mount some roadblocks. The group, which is often referred to as the 'Crocodile Gang', killed a white farmer known as Peter Obeholzar at Nyanyadzi in Chimanimani. The incident resulted in the capture and subsequent hanging of James Dhlamini and Victor Mlambo. Ndangana was able to escape to Zambia while the young man was captured but was sentenced to life imprisonment because he was under age. Mberengwa is a district in Midlands province in Zimbabwe. ... Ndabaningi Sithole (31 July 1920 – 12 December 2000) was an Ndau, a Methodist minister, and a veteran of Zimbabwes liberation struggle. ... Chimanimani is a mountainous area in the east of Zimbabwe. ...

In January 1965, Mnangagwa was captured by Police Inspector Beans, Bradshaw and Smith while at Michael Mawema's house in Highfield after being sent on a mission. It later turned out that Micheal Mawema himself had sold him out. He was then brought to Harare Central Police Station where he was tortured severely resulting in him losing his sense of hearing in one ear. Part of the torture techniques involved being hanged with his feet on the ceiling and the head down. The severity of the torture made him unconscious for days. 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... For other uses, see Ear (disambiguation). ...

He was forced to confess that he had blown up the locomotive in Masvingo and was convicted under the Law and Order Maintenance Act. He was defended by J. J. Horn of Scanlen and Holderness who pleaded that he was under age and could not be executed. Following this, he was taken to hospital where doctors confirmed that he was under 21 and as a result, he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. He served the first year at Harare Prison and then went to Grey Prison following which he was sent to Khami Prison where he spent 6 years and 8 months. Masvingo is the capital of the Masvingo Province of Zimbabwe. ...

After serving his 10 year sentence, he was further detained at Khami and then at Harare Prison together with other Nationalists like Robert Mugabe, Enos Nkala, Morris Nyagumbo, Edgar Tekere and Didymus Mutasa. He was then deported to Zambia where his parents were. Mugabe redirects here. ... Enos Nkala is a Zimbabwean politician, and co-founder of the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front with Ndabaningi Sithole, Herbert Chitepo, Leopold Takawira and Henry Hamadziripi. ... Edgar Z. Tekere (born 1937) is a Zimbabwean politician. ... Didymus Mutasa is the Minister of Lands of Zimbabwe. ...

Mnangagwa was received by the Party at the Livingstone Border post and handed over to the Zambian police. A ZANLA representative, Baya, came to receive him at the Victoria Falls Bridge and proceeded with him to Lusaka. Josiah Tongogara was Commander of ZANLA. ZANLA or the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army was the armed wing of the Zimbabwean political movement ZANU (the Zimbabwe African National Union) and participated in the Second Chimurenga against white minority rule in Rhodesia. ... Josiah Tongogara is a fallen hero of the Zimbabwe revolutionary war, and streets are named after him in almost every town in the country. ...

After completing his studies at the University of Zambia, he practiced law with Enoch Dumbutshena and doubled up as Secretary for ZANU for the Zambia Division in Lusaka. He was also in the student board for politics at the University of Zambia. Enoch Dumbutshena (born 20 April 1920 – died 14 December 2000) was a distinguished Zimbabwean judge known for defending the independence of that countrys judicial branch. ...

At the Chimoio Congress in 1977, he was elected Special Assistant to the President and member of the National Executive for ZANU. He then left practice and joined the President around October 1977 in Chimoio. The post of Special Assistant meant that he was head of both the civil and military divisions of the Party. His number 2 was Gava (now Retired General Zvinavashe) who was Head of Security in the Military High Command but was his deputy in the Central Committee in the Department of Security. Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...

He participated in the Lancaster House Conference and in January 1980, led the first group of civilian leaders which included Didymus Mutasa and Eddison Zvobgo from Maputo to Zimbabwe. Rex Nhongo (now Retired General Mujuru) also led the first group of commanders numbering 28 from Maputo to the ceasefire. Edson Jonasi Zvobgo (October 2, 1935 - August 22, 2004) was a founder of Zimbabwes ruling party Zanu-PF during the struggle years, was a member of the black delegation to the Lancaster House in late 1979, a Harvard-trained lawyer, and a poet. ... Solomon Mujuru, also known as Rex Nhongo, the leader of Robert Mugabes guerrilla forces during the independence war. ...

Parliamentary Career

He became the first Minister of National Security from 1980 - 1988 and after General Peter Walls left the country under dubious circumstances related to making plans for a coup, he took over as Chairman of the Joint High Command. The task involved responsibility for the integration of ZANLA, ZIPRA and Rhodesian army. From 1988 - 2000, he became Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and Leader of the House. This was the period following the Unity Accord. He was appointed Acting Minister of Finance for 15 months from 1995-1996 and was also Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs for a short period. His tenure as Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs saw him setting up the Judicial College and the Small Claims Court to address the critical shortage of magistrates, prosecutors and other judicial officers in the country. He also introduced several amendments to various Acts and the Constitution. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Lieutenant General George Peter Walls (born in 1927[1]) served as the Commander of the Combined Operations Headquarters of the Military of Rhodesia, and later Zimbabwe, from 1977 until his retirement on July 29, 1980. ... ZIPRA or the Zimbabwe Peoples Revolutionary Army was the armed wing of the communist party ZAPU (the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union) and participated in the Second Chimurenga against white minority rule in the former Rhodesia. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 2000, he was elected Speaker of Parliament. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a legislative body. ...

Presidential Ambitions

It has been an open secret in Zimbabwe for many years that Emmerson Mnangagwa would like to succeed Robert Mugabe as president. This page contains a list of presidents of Zimbabwe. ...

He helped direct Zimbabwe's 1970s war of independence and later became the country's spy-master during the 1980s civil conflict. He is currently minister of rural housing, a relative backwater, after spells as minister of national security and speaker of parliament. Combatants Rhodesia ZANLA ZIPRA Government of Botswana Government of Tanzania Government of Zambia Mozambican Liberation Front [1] Commanders Ian Smith P. K. van der Byl Peter Walls ZANU: Robert Mugabe ZAPU: Joshua Nkomo Casualties unknown unknown Civilians killed = Around 30,000 The Rhodesian Bush War —­ as it was known at...

In 2005, he lost his post as Zanu-PF secretary for administration, which had enabled him to place his supporters in key party positions. This followed reports that Mr Mnangagwa, 60, had been campaigning too hard for the post of vice-president, backed by his close ally, former Information Minister Jonathan Moyo. Mr Mugabe sacked Mr Moyo from both party and government. The president has instead reportedly become alarmed at the activities of Joyce Mujuru, who got the vice-president's job, and her powerful husband, former army chief Solomon Mujuru. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jonathan Nathaniel Moyo (born 12 January 1957) is a political figure in Zimbabwe. ... Joyce Mujuru (born 1956) is a Zimbabwean politician, who serves as a vice-president of the Zanu-PF party, alongside fellow vice-president Joseph Msika and president Robert Mugabe, taking a position left vacant following the death of Simon Muzenda. ... Solomon Mujuru, also known as Rex Nhongo, the leader of Robert Mugabes guerrilla forces during the independence war. ...

2007 Zimbabwean coup d'état attempt

The Zimbabwean government foiled an alleged coup d'état attempt involving almost 400 soldiers and high-ranking members of the military that would have occurred on June 2 or June 15, 2007. The alleged leaders of the coup, all of whom have been arrested and charged with treason, are retired army Captain Albert Matapo, Spokesman for the Zimbabwe National Army Ben Ncube, Major General Engelbert Rugeje, and Air Vice Marshall Elson Moyo.

According to the government the soldiers planned on forcibly removing President Robert Mugabe from office and asking Rural Housing Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa to form a government with the heads of the armed forces. The government first heard of the plot when a former army officer who opposed the coup contacted the police in Paris, France, giving them a map and a list of those involved. Mnangagwa and State Security Minister Didymus Mutasa both said they did not know about the plot, Mnangagwa calling it "stupid."

Some analysts have speculated that rival successors to Mugabe, such as former Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army leader Solomon Mujuru, may be trying to discredit Mnangagwa.

References

External links

• Zanu-PF rivals square up over Mugabe's job
• Criminal cartels plundering DRC - experts
• Emmerson Mnangagwa named 'Zimbabwe's richest politician'