David Ishemunyoro Godi Karimanzira (25 May 1947 - 24 March 2011) was a

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politician and cabinet minister. Aston Webb Hall, Birmingham University

Background

David Karimanzira studied for a BA degree at the

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from 1971 to 1973. He studied for a PGCE and a master's degree in educational administration at

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from 1974 to 1976. Karimanzira graduated from

Birmingham University , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

with an MEd degree in

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in 1978. Karimanzira was

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's Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture from 1985 to 1987, Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Settlement from 1987 to 1990, Minister of Higher Education and Technology from 1990 to 1993, and Minister of Information, Post and Telecommunications from 1993 to 1997. Karimanzira was Resident Minister and Governor of

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from 1997 to 2006. He was Governor of Harare Metropolitan Province from 2006 until his death in 2011. From 2003 until his death in 2011, he was placed on the

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list.Blocking property of persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe.
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References

1947 births 2011 deaths Government ministers of Zimbabwe Alumni of the University of Birmingham Members of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe Provincial governors of Zimbabwe University of Zimbabwe alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford {{Zimbabwe-politician-stub