Witness Pasichigare Mangwende | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Zimbabwe | |
| In office 1 January 1981 – 22 December 1987 | |
| President | Canaan Banana |
| Prime Minister | Robert Mugabe |
| Preceded by | Simon Muzenda |
| Succeeded by | Nathan Shamuyarira |
| Minister of Information, Posts and Telecommunications | |
| In office 22 December 1987 – 15 April 1991 | |
| President | Canaan Banana |
| Prime Minister | Robert Mugabe |
| Succeeded by | Witness 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 | 15 August 1946 Southern Rhodesia |
| Died | 26 February 2005 (aged 58) |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Political party | ZANU-PF |
| Spouse(s) | Eben Yananiso Mangwende (nee=Takavarasha) |
| Alma mater | University of Zimbabwe, University of Southampton, London School of Economics |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Diplomat |
| Website | http://www.colonialrelic.com/nathan-shamuyarira/ |
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]
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.