Simon Muzenda

Simon Vengai Muzenda (October 28 1922 – September 20 2003) was a Shona from the Karanga group, a Zimbabwean politician who served as a deputy prime minister and vice president under president Robert Mugabe, a Shona Zezeru. Despite having been declared a national hero after his death, Muzenda is remembered by many as an accomplice of a corrupt and repressive government.

See also

• History of Zimbabwe
• Robert Mugabe
• Lancaster House Agreement
• Land reform in Zimbabwe