Opa Muchinguri
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Opa Chamu Zvipange Muchinguri is a Zimbabwe
an politician, currently serving as Minister of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development. She ran as the ZANU-PF candidate for Mutasa Central constituency in the March 2008 parliamentary election
, but was defeated by Trevor Saruwaka, a candidate of the Movement for Democratic Change
. According to official results, Muchinguri received 4,764 votes against 9,228 votes for Saruwaka.
The Herald reported on January 3, 2009, that Muchinguri had been dismissed from the Cabinet earlier in the week, along with 11 other ministers, because she no longer held any seat in Parliament.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
an politician, currently serving as Minister of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development. She ran as the ZANU-PF candidate for Mutasa Central constituency in the March 2008 parliamentary election
Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2008
A parliamentary election was held in Zimbabwe on March 29, 2008 to elect members to both the House of Assembly and the Senate of the Zimbabwean parliament...
, but was defeated by Trevor Saruwaka, a candidate of the Movement for Democratic Change
Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai
The Movement for Democratic Change Zimbabwe is a political party and the largest party in the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe. It is the main formation formed from the split of the original Movement for Democratic Change in 2005.-Foundation:...
. According to official results, Muchinguri received 4,764 votes against 9,228 votes for Saruwaka.
The Herald reported on January 3, 2009, that Muchinguri had been dismissed from the Cabinet earlier in the week, along with 11 other ministers, because she no longer held any seat in Parliament.