| The Hon. John Nkomo | |
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Minister of Special Affairs in the President's Office
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| In office August 2002 – April 2005 |
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| President | Robert Mugabe |
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Speaker of Parliament of Zimbabwe
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| Assumed office April 2005 |
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| President | Robert Mugabe |
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National Chairman of ZANU-PF
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| Assumed office 2006 |
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| Born | 22 August 1934  Southern Rhodesia |
| Nationality |  Zimbabwean |
| Political party |  ZANU-PF |
| Spouse | Georgina Ngwenya |
| Residence | 59 Muchbimding Road, Worringham, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
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John Landa Nkomo (born August 22, 1934) is a Zimbabwean politician. A parliamentary election was held in Zimbabwe on March 31, 2005 to elect members to the Zimbabwe House of Assembly. A parliamentary election was held in Zimbabwe on March 29 2008 to elect members to both the House of Assembly and the Senate |||} Zimbabwe is divided into 8 Provinces and 2 cities with provincial status Bulawayo (city Harare (city Manicaland |||} The Provinces of Zimbabwe are divided into 59 districts and 1200 municipalities |||} The Districts of Zimbabwe are divided into 1200 municipal wards There are widespread reports of systematic and escalating violations of human rights in Zimbabwe under the Mugabe administration and his party ZANU-PF. The Foreign relations of Zimbabwe emphasize a close relationship with the People's Republic of China and South Africa, nations with close economic ties to Zimbabwe Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election He is the Speaker of Parliament and the Chairman of ZANU-PF, the ruling political party. The Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF is a Zimbabwean Political party that was the ruling government in Zimbabwe He is one of the four people that form the Presidium of ZANU-PF, the highest decision making body in the party. Other members of the Presidium include Joseph Msika, Joyce Mujuru and Robert Mugabe. Joseph Msika (born December 6 1923) has served as Vice President of Zimbabwe since 23 December 1999. Joice Mujuru (born April 15, 1955 as Joice Mugari is a Zimbabwean politician currently serving as one of two Vice-Presidents of Zimbabwe along with
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Political career
Nkomo, who had previously served as Minister of Home Affairs, was moved to the position of Minister of Special Affairs in the President's Office in a cabinet reshuffle on August 25, 2002. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. [1][2] This was seen as a demotion and was attributed to a power play in ZANU-PF. [2] Following the March 2005 parliamentary election, he became Speaker of Parliament in April 2005. A parliamentary election was held in Zimbabwe on March 31, 2005 to elect members to the Zimbabwe House of Assembly. [3]
In November 2006, while serving his term as the Speaker of Parliament, John Nkomo shocked many people declaring his intention to run for the candidature for ZANU-PF so that he could contest the general elections for the office of president of Zimbabwe. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election [4] Nkomo did not run seek the nomination, however, as President Mugabe chose to run for re-election.
The Courts
Nkomo has been embroiled in a number of high profile court battles in Zimbabwe that received media coverage. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election In July 2006, he was in court fighting for a farm situated in Lupane, 200 km from Bulawayo. Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, after the capital Harare, with a population of 676000 (UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator Zimbabwe 2005 now estimated [5]
United States travel restriction
He is among a host of individuals not allowed to travel to the United States because the US government feels he has worked to undermine democracy in Zimbabwe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [6]
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References
- ^ "Mugabe names new cabinet", Sapa-AFP (IOL), August 25, 2002. Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo ( June 19, 1917 &ndash July 1, 1999) was the leader and founder of the Zimbabwe African People's Union The Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF is a Zimbabwean Political party that was the ruling government in Zimbabwe
- ^ a b "ZIMBABWE: New government without Makoni", SADOCC, August 25, 2002.
- ^ "MP's sworn in, new ministers appointed", SADOCC, April 16, 2005.
- ^ Nkomo confirms presidential ambitions[1](accessed 02/10/2008)
- ^ Nkomo ordered off farm[2](accessed 02/10/2008)
- ^ Recent OFAC Actions, US Dept. of Treasury, November 23, 2005 (accessed 02/07/2008)
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