Elliot Tapfumaneyi Manyika (July 30, 1955 – December 6, 2008) was a

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an politician, who served as Minister without Portfolio and the National political Commissar for ZANU-PF. Born at Rosa Clinic in Chiweshe, Manyika did his primary education at Madombwe and Bare schools. After completing Standard Six at Bare, he attended

Kutama College Kutama College (officially St Francis Xavier College) is a private Catholic independent boarding high school near Norton, Zimbabwe in the Zvimba area, 80 kilometres southwest of Harare. Grown out of a Mission station founded in 1914 and run by t ...

. In 1974, he was arrested for allegedly writing and circulating subversive statements while waiting for his O-level results. He was sentenced to five years in prison, but was released after 18 months under strict conditions. As a result of the incarceration, he could not proceed for Advanced level. After Zimbabwe gained independence from

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, Manyika sat for examinations, during which time he also obtained diplomas in Accounts and Business from the

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. He later studied for a master's degree in International Policy Studies with the

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in Britain. Manyika joined the Zanu-PF Youth League together with the late Minister of Youth, Gender and Employment Creation,

Border Gezi Border Gezi (December 17, 1964 – April 28, 2001) was a Zimbabwean politician. He was a close ally of Robert Mugabe within ZANU-PF and served as Minister for Gender, Youth and Employment from 2000 having previously been a provincial governor ...

, in 1982. He rose through the ranks, becoming the youngest provincial secretary for administration in 1986. He also worked in different capacities in the government, including that of under-secretary in the President's Office. He worked for the then ministries of Local Government and National Housing and Women's Affairs. He was Minister of Youth Development, Gender and Employment Creation before being appointed as Minister without Portfolio on February 9, 2004. Manyika died in a road accident on 6 December 2008, aged 53, while he was traveling to Gwanda. Days after the accident, Manyika was declared a national hero by the

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. From 2003 until his death, Manyika was placed on the

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and

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lists.Blocking property of persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe.
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2008 deaths Road incident deaths in Zimbabwe Alumni of Kutama College Alumni of the University of Bristol Zimbabwean politicians 1955 births {{Zimbabwe-politician-stub