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Canaan Banana
President of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987
Canaan Banana | |
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Canaan Banana in 1986 | |
In office 18 April 1980 – 31 December 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Robert Mugabe |
Preceded by | Josiah Gumede (Zimbabwe Rhodesia) |
Succeeded by | Robert Mugabe |
Born | (1936-03-05)5 March 1936 Essexvale, Southern Rhodesia |
Died | 10 November 2003(2003-11-10) (aged 67) London, United Kingdom |
Political party | ZANU |
Spouse | |
Children | 4 |
Occupation | Minister; professor; politician |
Canaan Sodindo Banana (5 March 1936 – 10 November 2003) was a Zimbabwean Methodistminister, theologian, and politician who served as the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987.
He was Zimbabwe's first head of state, a ceremonial president, after the Lancaster House Agreement that led to the country's independence. In 1987, he stepped down as president and was succeeded by Prime Minister Robert Mugabe, who became the country's executive president.