Peter Chanetsa
Zimbabwe politician (1946–2017)
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Peter Tapera Chanetsa (15 July 1946 – 2 January 2017) was a Zimbabwean politician.
Biography
Born 15 July 1946,[1] Chanetsa was a ZANU–PF who was appointed as the first African Chief of Protocol in the Zimbabwean government.[2] He was also a governor of the Mashonaland West Province, as well as serving as an MP for Hurungwe North from 2000 to 2005.[3] During his tenure, he was known for his skepticism toward land reform bills,[4] with him attempting to seize 874 hectares of farmland owned by nuns in 2004.[5] He was later a diplomat.
He was married to ombudswoman Beatrice Chanetsa.[3]
In 2016, Lavender Makoni nearly sentenced Chanetsa to prison for the remainder of his life, but he instead took a $19,000 fine, in which he was ordered to pay CBZ Bank Limited $1,000 until the debt was repaid.[3]
On 26 December, he was admitted to Parirenyatwa Hospital for illness, where he died on 2 January 2017, aged 70, of heart failure.[2] He was buried on 2 January, in the National Heroes' Acre.[3] He was also declared a national hero.[6]
