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Chiweshe
Chiweshe is an African surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ellen Chiweshe, Zimbabwean Air Force officer * George Chiweshe (born 1953), Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission * Stella Chiweshe (born 1946), Zimbabwean musician {{Surname Surnames of African origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stella Chiweshe
Stella Chiweshe (also Stella Rambisai Chiweshe, Stella Rambisai Chiweshe Nekati, Mbuya Stella Chiweshe, or Stella Nekati Chiweshe; 8 July 1946 – 20 January 2023) was a Zimbabwean musician. She was known internationally for her singing and playing of the mbira dzavadzimu, a traditional instrument of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. She was one of few female players, and learned to play from 1966 to 1969, when other women did not. Biography Chiweshe was born on 8 July 1946 in Mujumi Village in Mhondoro. She learned to play the mbira from 1966 to 1969, at a time when there were social taboos against women playing the instrument, as well as colonial British prohibitions on cultural activities. She was taught by her great-uncle, after being refused by many teachers. During this period Chiweshe also performed forbidden Shona spiritual ceremonies. During the 1970s her music supported nationalist and women's rights causes. Her career as a recording artist began in 1974 with the relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Chiweshe
Retired Brigadier General George Mutandwa Chiweshe (born June 5, 1953) was once the Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission. He was born in family of four. One of his brothers passed on and he has one surviving brother and elder sister who lives in Mutare. Justice Chiweshe left ZEC to become High Judge and rose to be the High court Judge President. He was in recent years appointed as a Supreme Court Judge by President Mnangagwa. Biography He was born in the Mazowe district of Mashonaland Central, just northeast of Harare. Chiweshe attended Tendayi Primary School in 1961 and subsequently Fletcher Secondary School in 1969. Chiweshe obtained his law degree at the University of Zimbabwe in 1988. Chiweshe joined ZANLA in 1975 after fleeing from the then University of Rhodesia as a law student. He trained in Mozambique. Chiweshe deputised the retired Zimbabwe National Army General Constantine Dominic Guvheya Nyikadzino Chiwenga; and commanded to the likes of the late Zim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Chiweshe
Air Commodore Ellen Chiweshe is an officer of the Air Force of Zimbabwe. She was promoted to the rank of air commodore by President Robert Mugabe on 3 January 2016; the first woman to be promoted to that rank. She had previously held the rank of group captain Group captain (Gp Capt or G/C) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many Commonwealth of Nations, countries that have historical British influence. Group cap .... After her promotion she became the third highest-ranking officer in the air force. Her promotion ceremony was presided over by Air Marshal Perrance Shiri, commander of the air force. Shiri stated "the sky is the limit. There is nothing that can stop women from attaining high posts" and that "Air Commodore Chiweshe was promoted not because of bias or favour but because of her competency". References {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiweshe, Ellen Zimbabwean military leaders Female ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |