Gibson Sibanda
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Gibson Sibanda was a prominent Zimbabwean trade unionist and politician who co-founded and helped lead the opposition Movement for Democratic Change against Robert Mugabe’s rule.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gibson Sibanda canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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politician ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
constitutional reform in Zimbabwe
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multi-party democracy in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| coFounded | Movement for Democratic Change NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-08-22 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ndebele people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faction | MDC–Mutambara faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
democratic reform
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labor rights ⓘ |
| heldOfficeDuring | Government of National Unity in Zimbabwe (2009–2013) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Zimbabwean opposition politics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Zimbabwean labor movement ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for workers’ rights in Zimbabwe
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founding leadership of the Movement for Democratic Change ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Ndebele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Movement for Democratic Change NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
democracy movement in Zimbabwe
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trade union movement in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| notableEvent | split of the Movement for Democratic Change in 2005 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opposition politics in Zimbabwe
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trade unionism in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
trade union leader ⓘ |
| opposed |
Robert Mugabe
NERFINISHED
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ZANU–PF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | formation of the Movement for Democratic Change in 1999 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
opposition to authoritarian rule
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pro-democracy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
minister of state in the office of the prime minister of Zimbabwe
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president of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions ⓘ vice president of the Movement for Democratic Change ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Perpetua Sibanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedFor | Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedUnder | Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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