Nelson Chamisa

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Nelson Chamisa
President of the Citizens Coalition For Change
Assumed office
22 January 2022
Vice PresidentsWelshman Ncube
Tendai Biti
Lynette Karenyi Kore
Preceded byParty founded
President of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance
In office
May 2019 – September 2021
Acting: 14 February 2018 - May 2019
Preceded byParty split
Succeeded byDouglas Mwonzora
President of the Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai
In office
15 February 2018 – 22 April 2018
(disputed with Thokozani Khupe)
Preceded byMorgan Tsvangirai
Succeeded byThokozani Khupe
Minister of Information Communication Technology of Zimbabwe
In office
13 February 2009 – 31 July 2013
PresidentRobert Mugabe
Prime MinisterMorgan Richard Tsvangirai
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySupa Mandiwanzira
Personal details
Born (1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 46)
Fort Victoria, Rhodesia
(now Masvingo, Zimbabwe)
Political partyCitizens Coalition for Change (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (2019–2021)
Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai (2005–2018)
ResidenceHarare, Zimbabwe
Alma materHarare Polytechnic
University of Zimbabwe
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • theologist
  • activist

Nelson Chamisa (born 2 February 1978[1]) is a Zimbabwean politician and the current President of the Citizens Coalition For Change.[2][3][4] Chamisa was the MDC Alliance's presidential candidate in the 2018 general election.[5] He has served as the Secretary for Information and Publicity for the opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). In 2003, at the age of 25, Chamisa became youngest Member of Parliament. He will stood as the presidential candidate of the Citizens Coalition for Change in the 2023 general election

References[change | change source]

  1. "Nelson Chamisa". Movement for Democratic Change Online. Movement for Democratic Change. Archived from the original on 19 November 2005. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
  2. Moyo, Thandekile (2022-02-28). "NORTHERN EXPOSURE OP-ED: Zimbabwe's new political party, Citizens Coalition for Change, sparks fear and violence from Zanu-PF". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  3. "Jubilant Citizens Coalition for Change Supporters". Voice Of America Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  4. AfricaNews (2022-02-21). "Zimbabwe's opposition attracts thousands to first rally under new banner". Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  5. The Harare Times (30 November 2018). "What next for Nelson Chamisa?". The Harare Times. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2023.