List of Famous people born in Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe

Canaan Banana

First Name Canaan

Last Name Banana

Died on November 10, 2003 (aged 33)

Born in Zimbabwe, Matabeleland South Province

Canaan Sodindo Banana was a Zimbabwean Methodist minister, theologian, and politician who served as the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987. He was Zimbabwe's first head of state after the Lancaster House Agreement that led to the country’s independence. In 1987, he stepped down as President and was succeeded by Prime Minister Robert Mugabe, who became the country's executive president. In 1997, Banana was accused of being a homosexual, and after a highly publicised trial, was convicted of 11 counts of sodomy and "unnatural acts", serving six months in prison.

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Joshua Nkomo

First Name Joshua

Last Name Nkomo

Born on June 19, 1917

Died on July 1, 1999 (aged 82)

Born in Zimbabwe, Matabeleland South Province

Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and Georgist politician who served as Vice-President of Zimbabwe from 1990 until his death in 1999. He founded and led the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) from 1961 until it merged in 1987 with Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) to form ZANU–PF.

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Rupiah Banda

First Name Rupiah

Born on February 13, 1937

Died on March 11, 2022 (aged 85)

Born in Zimbabwe, Matabeleland South Province

Rupiah Bwezani Banda is a Zambian politician who was President of Zambia from 2008 to 2011.

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