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''[[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]]'' reported 3 January 2009, that Gumbo had been dismissed from the Cabinet earlier in the week, along with 11 other ministers, because he no longer held any seat in Parliament.<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200901030013.html "Losing Ministers Axed"], ''The Herald'' (allAfrica.com), 3 January 2009.</ref>
''[[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]]'' reported 3 January 2009, that Gumbo had been dismissed from the Cabinet earlier in the week, along with 11 other ministers, because he no longer held any seat in Parliament.<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200901030013.html "Losing Ministers Axed"], ''The Herald'' (allAfrica.com), 3 January 2009.</ref>


Gumbo was suspended from ZANU PF for 5 years with immediate effect on Thursday 14 November 2014. A few weeks later he was expelled from ZANU PF. Thereafter many more politicians who were said to be aligned to former Vice President [[Joyce Mujuru]] were to also be suspended and expelled. Gumbo is a founding member and elder of a political party formed in 2015, called Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF), which disbanded after differences with Mujuru.<ref>https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2016/01/07/i-m-not-a-traitor-gumbo</ref>
Gumbo was suspended from ZANU PF for 5 years with immediate effect on Thursday 14 November 2014. A few weeks later he was expelled from ZANU PF. Thereafter many more politicians who were said to be aligned to former Vice President [[Joyce Mujuru]] were to also be suspended and expelled. Gumbo is a founding member and elder of a political party formed in 2015, called Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF), which disbanded after differences with Mujuru.<ref>https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2016/01/07/i-m-not-a-traitor-gumbo {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>


Since 2003, Gumbo is on the [[United States sanctions]] list,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2003-03-10|title=Blocking Property of Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/03/10/03-5848/blocking-property-of-persons-undermining-democratic-processes-or-institutions-in-zimbabwe|access-date=2021-08-26|website=Federal Register}}</ref> and from the following year also on the [[European Union]] sanctions list.
Since 2003, Gumbo is on the [[United States sanctions]] list,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2003-03-10|title=Blocking Property of Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/03/10/03-5848/blocking-property-of-persons-undermining-democratic-processes-or-institutions-in-zimbabwe|access-date=2021-08-26|website=Federal Register}}</ref> and from the following year also on the [[European Union]] sanctions list.
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Revision as of 13:08, 21 February 2022

Politician
Rugare Gumbo
In office
January 2015 – current
Personal details
Born (1940-03-08) 8 March 1940 (age 84)
Rhodesia and Nyasaland Mberengwa
NationalityZimbabwean

Rugare Eleck Ngidi Gumbo (born 8 March 1940[1]) is a Zimbabwean politician. He is a former Minister of Economic Development in the Zimbabwean government.

Early background

He grew up in colonial in Belingwe district (renamed Mberengwa after independence) district of Rhodesia on the 8th of March in 1940, and was educated at a government secondary school. From his early teens he was involved in nationalist politics, and at the age of 22 was a branch chairman of the Fort Victoria (now Masvingo) ZAPU party under Joshua Nkomo.

Political career

Gumbo was appointed as Minister of Economic Development in April 2005, following the March 2005 parliamentary election; this appointment involved splitting a new Ministry of Economic Development from the old Ministry of Finance and Economic Development.[2] In this position, Gumbo launched the National Economic Development Priority Programme (NEDPP) on 19 April 2006, in an attempt to revive Zimbabwe's struggling economy within six to nine months.[3] He was appointed as Minister of Agriculture in February 2007.[4]

The Herald reported 3 January 2009, that Gumbo had been dismissed from the Cabinet earlier in the week, along with 11 other ministers, because he no longer held any seat in Parliament.[5]

Gumbo was suspended from ZANU PF for 5 years with immediate effect on Thursday 14 November 2014. A few weeks later he was expelled from ZANU PF. Thereafter many more politicians who were said to be aligned to former Vice President Joyce Mujuru were to also be suspended and expelled. Gumbo is a founding member and elder of a political party formed in 2015, called Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF), which disbanded after differences with Mujuru.[6]

Since 2003, Gumbo is on the United States sanctions list,[7] and from the following year also on the European Union sanctions list.

References

  1. ^ "Page at Zimbabwean Parliament website". Archived from the original on 29 September 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link).
  2. ^ "MP's sworn in, new ministers appointed", SADOCC, 16 April 2005.
  3. ^ "Gumbo unveils blueprint for economic revival", Sapa-AFP (IOL), 20 April 2006.
  4. ^ "Mugabe reshuffles cabinet / High court tells government to allow opposition rally", SADOCC, 7 February 2007.
  5. ^ "Losing Ministers Axed", The Herald (allAfrica.com), 3 January 2009.
  6. ^ https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2016/01/07/i-m-not-a-traitor-gumbo [dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Blocking Property of Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe". Federal Register. 10 March 2003. Retrieved 26 August 2021.


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