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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instanceOf human
politician
trade unionist
advocatedFor constitutional reform in Zimbabwe
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
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
founding leadership of the Movement for Democratic Change
languageSpoken English
Ndebele NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Movement for Democratic Change NERFINISHED
movement democracy movement in Zimbabwe
trade union movement in Zimbabwe
notableEvent split of the Movement for Democratic Change in 2005
notableFor opposition politics in Zimbabwe
trade unionism in Zimbabwe
numberOfChildren 5
occupation politician
trade union leader
opposed Robert Mugabe NERFINISHED
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
pro-democracy
positionHeld minister of state in the office of the prime minister of Zimbabwe
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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MDC foundedBy Gibson Sibanda
subject surface form: Movement for Democratic Change