Canaan Banana
Former President of Zimbabwe
Canaan Sodindo Banana was a Zimbabwean Methodist minister, theologian, and politician who served as the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987. He was Zimbabwe's first head of state after the Lancaster House Agreement that led to the... Wikipedia
Born: March 5, 1936, Esiphezini, Esigodini, Zimbabwe
Died: November 10, 2003 (age 67 years), London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Janet Banana (m. 1961–2003)
Presidential term: April 18, 1980 – December 31, 1987
Organization founded: United African National Council
Descendants: Michael Thabo, Nobuhle Beauty, Nathan Sipho, and more
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