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- Edson_Zvobgo abstract "Edson Jonasi Zvobgo (2 October 1935 – 22 August 2004) was a founder of Zimbabwe's ruling party Zanu-PF,[citation needed] was the Patriotic Front's spokesman at the Lancaster House in late 1979, a Harvard-trained lawyer, and a poet.His name is often misspelled by the media, either as Eddison instead of Edson or Zvogbo instead of Zvobgo.He was born in then Southern Rhodesia in 1935, near Fort Victoria (now Masvingo), where his father was a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church. In 1960, Zvobgo won a scholarship to Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts aged 25. After taking a bachelor's degree there in 1964, he returned home to be arrested and detained for political activism against white rule in Rhodesia, along with Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo.Zvobgo was freed in 1971, and he spent a period in exile in Canada. He then studied law at Harvard and international relations at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, followed by a position as associate professor teaching criminal law at Lewis University College in Illinois.Zvobgo played a key role in international negotiations at Lancaster House that ended the bitter bush war and led to British-sponsored all race elections ahead of independence in 1980. He was the Zanu-PF spokesman, and impressed many in the international press with his quick repartee and astute analysis of the negotiations. In the 1980 elections, he won a seat in parliament for Masvingo, which he continued to hold until his death.An influential member of Zimbabwe's first fully independent cabinet, Zvobgo was minister for local government and housing until 1982, and minister for justice until 1985. As minister of parliamentary and constitutional affairs, in 1987 he made several amendments to the Constitution that concentrated power in the hands of the president and moved Zimbabwe towards a one-party state.Initially a staunch supporter of Zanu-PF policies, in later years he criticised Robert Mugabe's autocratic rule.In 1992 Zvobgo was moved to the less influential post of Minister of Mines. In 1996 he survived a car accident, in which both his legs were broken. This accident was considered suspicious by many. Shortly after the accident Mugabe demoted Zvobgo further to Minister Without Portfolio, and, in 2000, he was dropped from the cabinet altogether.In the 2002 presidential elections, he refused to campaign for Mugabe, but did not endorse the opposition challenger Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). He also voiced his opposition to the sweeping media law, passed the same year, calling it "the most serious assault on our constitutional liberties since independence".Despite his criticism, Zvobgo eventually voted for the legislation, which was used to close off Zimbabwe's only privately owned daily newspaper, The Daily News, and to arrest at least 31 independent journalists.He became the subject of an internal party disciplinary inquiry in 2003 for his refusal to campaign for Mugabe and after describing the laws as a weapon to stifle opposition to the government, but allegations of disloyalty were eventually dropped.Zvobgo had also been accused of holding private talks with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change as the ruling party abandoned formal dialogue between the two parties.Zvobgo died on 22 August 2004 after a lengthy battle with cancer. His wife Julia, a former Zanu-PF MP, died in February 2004 at the age of 67. He is survived by his seven children, Kerina, Edson Junior, Tsungirirai, Jonasi, Esther, Tendai and Farai Emily.".
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- Edson_Zvobgo activeYearsEndDate "2000-04-18".
- Edson_Zvobgo activeYearsStartDate "1980-04-18".
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- Edson_Zvobgo activeYearsStartDate "1985-04-18".
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- Edson_Zvobgo alias "Zvobgo, Eddison".
- Edson_Zvobgo almaMater Harvard_University.
- Edson_Zvobgo almaMater Tufts_University.
- Edson_Zvobgo birthDate "1935-10-02".
- Edson_Zvobgo birthPlace Masvingo.
- Edson_Zvobgo birthPlace Southern_Rhodesia.
- Edson_Zvobgo birthPlace Zimbabwe.
- Edson_Zvobgo birthYear "1935".
- Edson_Zvobgo deathDate "2004-08-22".
- Edson_Zvobgo deathPlace Harare.
- Edson_Zvobgo deathPlace Zimbabwe.
- Edson_Zvobgo deathYear "2004".
- Edson_Zvobgo nationality Zimbabwe.
- Edson_Zvobgo orderInOffice "1st Minister of Local Government & Housing, Zimbabwe".
- Edson_Zvobgo orderInOffice "1st Minister of Parliament & Constitutional Affairs, Zimbabwe".
- Edson_Zvobgo orderInOffice "2nd. Minister of Justice, Zimbabwe".
- Edson_Zvobgo orderInOffice "Minister Without Portfolio, Zimbabwe".
- Edson_Zvobgo orderInOffice "Minister of Mines, Zimbabwe".
- Edson_Zvobgo party Zimbabwe_African_National_Union_%E2%80%93_Patriotic_Front.
- Edson_Zvobgo president Canaan_Banana.
- Edson_Zvobgo president Robert_Mugabe.
- Edson_Zvobgo primeMinister Robert_Mugabe.
- Edson_Zvobgo region Masvingo.
- Edson_Zvobgo religion Dutch_Reformed_Church.
- Edson_Zvobgo spouse Julia_Tukai_Zvobgo.
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- Edson_Zvobgo almaMater Harvard_University.
- Edson_Zvobgo almaMater Tufts_University.
- Edson_Zvobgo alternativeNames "Zvobgo, Eddison".
- Edson_Zvobgo birthDate "1935-10-02".
- Edson_Zvobgo birthPlace Masvingo.
- Edson_Zvobgo birthPlace Southern_Rhodesia.
- Edson_Zvobgo children "3".
- Edson_Zvobgo constituency "Masvingo, Masvingo Province".
- Edson_Zvobgo dateOfBirth "1935-10-02".
- Edson_Zvobgo dateOfDeath "2004-08-22".
- Edson_Zvobgo deathDate "2004-08-22".
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- Edson_Zvobgo languagesSpoken "Shona ; English".
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- Edson_Zvobgo name "Zvobgo, Edson".
- Edson_Zvobgo nationality Zimbabwe.
- Edson_Zvobgo occupation "Nationalist; Politician ; M.P. – Masvingo South ; Hotelier".
- Edson_Zvobgo order "1".
- Edson_Zvobgo order "2".
- Edson_Zvobgo order Minister_Without_Portfolio,_Zimbabwe.
- Edson_Zvobgo order Minister_of_Mines,_Zimbabwe.
- Edson_Zvobgo party Zimbabwe_African_National_Union_%E2%80%93_Patriotic_Front.
- Edson_Zvobgo placeOfBirth "Masvingo, Zimbabwe".
- Edson_Zvobgo placeOfDeath "Harare, Zimbabwe".
- Edson_Zvobgo predecessor "None".
- Edson_Zvobgo president Canaan_Banana.
- Edson_Zvobgo president Robert_Mugabe.
- Edson_Zvobgo primeminister Robert_Mugabe.
- Edson_Zvobgo profession "Lawyer; Academic".
- Edson_Zvobgo religion "Dutch Reformed Church".
- Edson_Zvobgo residence "Glen Lorne, Harare & Masvingo".
- Edson_Zvobgo shortDescription "Zimbabwean politician".
- Edson_Zvobgo spouse Julia_Tukai_Zvobgo.
- Edson_Zvobgo termEnd "1982-04-18".
- Edson_Zvobgo termEnd "1985-04-18".
- Edson_Zvobgo termEnd "1992-04-18".
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- Edson_Zvobgo termEnd "2000-04-18".
- Edson_Zvobgo termStart "1980-04-18".
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- Edson_Zvobgo termStart "1985-04-18".
- Edson_Zvobgo termStart "1992-04-18".
- Edson_Zvobgo termStart "1996-04-18".
- Edson_Zvobgo description "Zimbabwean politician".
- Edson_Zvobgo description "Zimbabwean politician".
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- Edson_Zvobgo subject Category:2004_deaths.
- Edson_Zvobgo subject Category:Harvard_Law_School_alumni.
- Edson_Zvobgo subject Category:Masvingo_Province.
- Edson_Zvobgo subject Category:Tufts_University_alumni.
- Edson_Zvobgo subject Category:Zimbabwe_African_National_Liberation_Army_personnel.
- Edson_Zvobgo subject Category:Zimbabwean_politicians.
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