Abel Muzorewa

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Abel Muzorewa was a Zimbabwean Methodist bishop and politician who briefly served as prime minister of the unrecognized state of Zimbabwe Rhodesia in 1979 during the transition from white-minority rule.

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Abel Muzorewa canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Methodist bishop
human
politician
activeIn 20th-century Christian ministry
20th-century politics of Zimbabwe
areaOfActivity Rhodesia NERFINISHED
Zimbabwe NERFINISHED
clergyRank bishop
conflictContext Rhodesian Bush War NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED
Zimbabwe NERFINISHED
denomination Methodist Church NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Shona people NERFINISHED
familyName Muzorewa NERFINISHED
givenName Abel NERFINISHED
governmentHeadOf Zimbabwe Rhodesia NERFINISHED
hasRole head of government
religious leader
headOfGovernmentEndTime 1979
headOfGovernmentStartTime 1979
historicalPeriod late 20th century
languageSpoken English
Shona NERFINISHED
notableEvent led transitional government before recognized independence of Zimbabwe
notableFor role in transition from white-minority rule in Rhodesia
serving as prime minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia in 1979
occupation Christian minister
bishop
politician
officeContested Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
opposedBy Patriotic Front NERFINISHED
ZANU NERFINISHED
ZAPU NERFINISHED
participatedIn transition from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe
partOf Zimbabwean Methodist Church NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Zimbabwe NERFINISHED
politicalIdeology moderate African nationalism
politicalMovement internal settlement in Rhodesia
positionHeld Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia
religion Methodism NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
stateLed Zimbabwe Rhodesia NERFINISHED
stateStatus unrecognized state
supportedBy white-minority Rhodesian government in internal settlement

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Rhodesia headOfGovernment Abel Muzorewa
Rhodesia headOfState Abel Muzorewa