Constantino Chiwenga
Constantino Guveya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga (born Constantine Chiwenga) (born 25 August 1956), is a Zimbabwean politician and former army general currently serving, since 2017, as the First Vice-President of Zimbabwe under President Emmerson Mnangagwa. In August 2020, he added the Health Ministry to his portfolio.
Constantino Chiwenga | |
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| First Vice-President of Zimbabwe | |
| Assumed office 28 December 2017 | |
| President | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Preceded by | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Minister of Health and Child Care | |
| In office 4 August 2020 – 11 September 2023 | |
| President | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Preceded by | Obadiah Moyo |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Mombeshora |
| Minister of Defence and War Veterans | |
| In office 29 December 2017 – 11 September 2018 | |
| President | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Preceded by | Kembo Mohadi |
| Succeeded by | Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri |
| Vice-President and Second Secretary of ZANU-PF | |
| Assumed office 23 December 2017 Serving with Kembo Mohadi | |
| President | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Preceded by | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces | |
| In office December 2003 – 19 December 2017 | |
| President | Robert Mugabe Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Preceded by | Vitalis Zvinavashe |
| Succeeded by | Philip Valerio Sibanda |
| Commander of the Zimbabwe National Army | |
| In office 1994 – December 2003 | |
| President | Robert Mugabe |
| Succeeded by | Philip Valerio Sibanda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Constantine Guveya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga 25 August 1956 Wedza, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Hwedza, Zimbabwe) |
| Political party | ZANU–PF |
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| Education | Political science |
| Nickname | Dominic Chinenge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Zimbabwe Defence Forces |
| Branch/service | Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (1973–1980) Zimbabwe National Army (1981–2017) |
| Years of service | 1973–2017 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Rhodesian Bush War |
Since 2017, he has also been the Vice President and Second Secretary of the ruling Zimbabwean African National Union–Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) jointly serving with Kembo Mohadi. In 2017, he was the most prominent military leader involved in successfully toppling Zimbabwe's President of 37 years Robert Mugabe in a bloodless coup.
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