Michael Mawema
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Born13 June 1928
Gutu District, Zimbabwe
Died26 September 2000 (aged 72)
Harare, Zimbabwe
KnownforNaming Zimbabwe
Michael Andrew Mawema | |
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 Michael Andrew Mawema | |
| Born | 13 June 1928 Gutu District, Zimbabwe |
| Died | 26 September 2000 (aged 72) Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Known for | Naming Zimbabwe |
Michael Mawema was a Zimbabwean nationalist, best known for founding the Zimbabwe Nationalist Movement and giving Zimbabwe its name.
Mawema was born on June 13, 1928 in the Gutu District, Zimbabwe. His father, Chigayo, was a member of the Vagarwe clan from Mutambara who worked in the Native Affairs Department. Mawema attended the Interdenominational school in Bulawayo. In 1945, he attended the Gutu Mission School where passed Standard VI. Mawema taught Cheswingo School in Gutu and later the Mzilikazi Government School in Bulawayo.[1]
