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Herbert Ushewokunze

Herbert Ushewokunze
1st Minister of Health of Zimbabwe
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NationalityZimbabwe Zimbabwean

Doctor Herbert Ushewokunze served as the Home Affairs Minister of Zimbabwe. A founding member of the Zimbabwe African National Union, Ushewokunze strongly supported President Robert Mugabe until he fell out of favor.[1]

Ushewokunze played a leading role in ending race-based segregation in health facilities after Zimbabwe Rhodesia became Zimbabwe.[2]

Ushewokunze, a skilled rhetorician, would often paraphrase William Shakespeare in parliament.[3]

References

  1. ^ Re-living the Second Chimurenga: memories from the liberation struggle in Zimbabwe, 2006. Chung, Preben (INT) Kaarsholm. Page 164.
  2. ^ Jackson, Lynette A. Surfacing Up: Psychiatry and Social Order in Colonial Zimbabwe, 1908-1968, 2005. Pages 3-6.
  3. ^ Don’t cry when people demand their pound of flesh, Conway Nkumbuzo Tutani, NewsDay, 29 April 2016
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