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Daniel Madzimbamuto
Daniel Nyamayaro Madzimbamuto (1929–1999) was a Southern Rhodesian activist who became a Zimbabwean politician and administrator. Early life Daniel Nyamayaro Madzimbamuto was born in Murehwa, on October 8, either 1929 or 1930. This was a rural area north of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe). He was the son of a Tribal Trust Land farmer, and the eighth child of a family of 10. He was schooled at the Murehwa Mission until 1948, when he won a scholarship to the Munali Secondary School, in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), where he studied until 1952. After graduation he worked as a broadcaster, publicist, and salesman throughout Rhodesia and South Africa. Marriage He met Stella Nkolombe, who would become his wife, in Durban, which he was visiting as a publicity officer for Boswell Wilkie Circus. She was a nurse at Ladysmith Provincial Hospital. They quickly married and moved to Rhodesia. She gave birth to the first of their four children, son Farai (Shona langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel And Stella Madzimbamuto (brightened)
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew language, Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel (given name), Gabriel—"God is my strength"), and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel (biblical figure), Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames. Background The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan (other), Dan, Danny) are common in both English language, English and Hebrew language, Hebrew; "Dan" may also be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Grammatical gender#Personal names, Feminine versions (Danielle, Daniele, Danièle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |