Canaan Banana
Canaan Sodindo Banana (5 March 1936 – 10 November 2003) was a Zimbabwean Methodist minister, theologian, and politician. He was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987.[1]
Canaan Banana | |
|---|---|
 Canaan Banana in 1986 | |
| 1st President of Zimbabwe | |
| In office 18 April 1980 – 31 December 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Mugabe |
| Preceded by | Josiah Gumede (Zimbabwe Rhodesia) |
| Succeeded by | Robert Mugabe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1936 Essexvale, Southern Rhodesia |
| Died | 10 November 2003 (aged 67) London, United Kingdom |
| Political party | ZANU |
| Spouse(s) | Janet Mbuyazwe (m. 1961) |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Minister; professor; politician |
On 10 November 2003, Banana died of cancer,[2] in London at the age of 67.
References
- ↑ "Canaan Sodindo Banana | Zimbabwean theologian" (in en). Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Canaan-Sodindo-Banana. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ Canaan Banana of Zimbabwe dead. BBC News. 10 November 2003. Retrieved 2008-07-24.