Canaan Sodindo Banana, born March 5, 1936, in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia, was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987. Banana was a prominent figure in the country’s struggle for independence. A Methodist minister and theologian, he joined the African National Council (ANC) in 1959 and became its leader in 1961. He was arrested and detained for five years by the white-minority...
Zimbabwe’s Presidential Genesis: The First to Lead
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