Josiah Zion Gumede
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Prime MinisterAbel Muzorewa
Preceded byHenry Everard
as President of Rhodesia
as President of Rhodesia
Succeeded byChristopher Soames
as Governor of Southern Rhodesia
Canaan Banana
as President of Zimbabwe (1980)
as Governor of Southern Rhodesia
Canaan Banana
as President of Zimbabwe (1980)
Born19 September 1919
Josiah Zion Gumede | |
|---|---|
 Josiah Zion Gumede | |
| President of Zimbabwe Rhodesia | |
| In office 1 June 1979 – 12 December 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Abel Muzorewa |
| Preceded by | Henry Everard as President of Rhodesia |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Soames as Governor of Southern Rhodesia Canaan Banana as President of Zimbabwe (1980) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1919 |
| Died | 28 March 1989 (aged 69) |
| Spouse | Esther Gumede |
| Relations | Natalie Gumede (grandchild) |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | School teacher, Politician, Diplomat |
| Awards |   |
Josiah Zion Gumede GCLM MBE (19 September 1919 – 28 March 1989) was the first and only president of the self-proclaimed, and internationally unrecognised, state of Zimbabwe Rhodesia during 1979, before Rhodesia briefly reverted to British rule until the country's independence as Zimbabwe in 1980.
