Edgar Tekere Politician

Edgar Zivanai Tekere (1 April 1937 – 7 June 2011), nicknamed "2 Boy", was a Zimbabwean politician. He was the second and last Secretary General of the Zimbabwe African National Union who organised the party during the Lancaster House talks and served in government before his popularity as a potential rival to Robert Mugabe caused their estrangement.

Personal facts

Edgar Tekere
Birth dateApril 01, 1937
Birth place
Southern Rhodesia
Nationality
Zimbabwe
Date of deathJune 07, 2011
Place of death
Mutare
Residence
Mutare , Zimbabwe
Education
University of London

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Office holder

officeMinister of Labour & Man-Power Planning
party
Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front
president
prime minister
relation
Paul Tangi Mhova Mkondo
Maurice Nyagumbo
vice primeminister
Simon Muzenda

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