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Grace Ntombizodwa Mugabe (née Marufu; born 23 July 1965) [2] is a Zimbabwean entrepreneur, politician and the widow of the late President Robert Mugabe.She served as the First Lady of Zimbabwe from 1996 [3] until her husband's resignation in November 2017, [4] a week after he was ousted from power. [5]
First Lady of Zimbabwe is the title held by the wife of the president of Zimbabwe. The current office holder is the wife of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Auxillia C. Mnangagwa. Mnangagwa also held the parliamentary seat of Chirumanzu-Zibagwe until 30 July 2018 [3] Mnangagwa did not contest her seat during the 2018 general election.
Auxillia Mnangagwa (née Kutyauripo; born 21 March 1963) is a Zimbabwean politician and has served as the First Lady of Zimbabwe since November 2017, as the wife of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. [2] [3] After spending over ten years at the Ministry of Manpower and Development, she joined the Prime Minister's office in 1992.
Mugabe called on Zimbabwe's media to refer to his wife as "Amai" ("Mother of the Nation"), [484] although many Zimbabweans resented the fact that she was a foreigner. [485] She was appointed as the head of ZANU–PF's women's league, [ 484 ] and was involved in a number of charitable operations, and was widely regarded as corrupt in these ...
6 November - Vice President Mnangagwa is fired by Mugabe as a move perceived to be an attempt to get his wife, Grace, to succeed him as President if he dies. [ 4 ] 14 November - Military forces take up positions on the streets of the capital of Harare in what the ruling party, ZANU-PF , calls an act of treason.
In 1980 she had to make a quick adjustment to a new and national role of the wife of Zimbabwe's first black Prime Minister. She officially became the First Lady of Zimbabwe in 1987 when her husband became the second President of Zimbabwe. She was elected Secretary General of the ZANU-PF Women's League at the Party's Congress of 1989. [15]
But my first priority is, you know, to be a mom, to be a first lady, to be a wife. And once we are in on Jan. 20, you serve the country.” 'Standing on my own two feet': Melania Trump on her ...
Susan Nyaradzo Tsvangirai (née Mhundwa; 24 April 1958 – 6 March 2009) was a prominent figure in Zimbabwean politics as a notable member of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai (MDC-T) political party, and was the wife of Morgan Tsvangirai, former Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.