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President Tsvangirai heads to Guruve for Chigonero burial
Movement
for Democratic Change
April 27,
2010
President Morgan Tsvangirai
will tomorrow lead the MDC national leadership to the burial of
Mashonaland Central provincial chairperson, Biggie Chigonero at
Chigonero village in Guruve. Mr. Chigonero, 51, passed away on Sunday
at Parirenyatwa hospital in Harare after a short illness.
President Tsvangirai
will first address mourners at Mvurwi Hall at 10am before proceeding
for the burial at Chigonero village in Guruve South at 2pm. As a
party, we join the Chigonero family and the people of Mashonaland
Central in mourning a gallant son who fought hard to bring real
change to this volatile province. He joined the MDC at inception
in 1999 and held various provincial positions until he was elected
chairperson in 2006. He fought resolutely and tenaciously in bringing
real change and democracy to Zimbabwe in general, and Mashonaland
Central in particular. Mr Chigonero stood as a parliamentary candidate
for Mazowe North in 2000, Guruve South in 2005 and Mazowe North
in 2008.
Chigonero left an indelible
imprint in the volatile province of Mashonaland Central. We derive
consolation from the fact that he has not died in vain; that his
death comes at a time when the party, under his leadership, has
won parliamentary and significant local government seats in the
province; with total control of Bindura town and Mazowe rural district
council. The fitting tribute to him would be for us to complete
the journey to a new Zimbabwe and a new beginning.
Mr. Chigonero was also
at the forefront of spearheading relief efforts in the province
in 2008 when Zanu PF unleashed unprecedented terror across the country
following its overwhelming defeat at the hands of the MDC in the
March 29 harmonised elections. Mr. Chigonero was born in 1959 in
Guruve. He is survived by two wives, Feniet and Eva and seven children.
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