Canaan Banana

Canaan Banana
Canaan Banana in 1986
1st President of Zimbabwe
In office 18 April 1980 – 31 December 1987
Prime Minister	Robert Mugabe
Preceded by	Josiah Gumede (Zimbabwe Rhodesia)
Succeeded by	Robert Mugabe
Personal details
Born	(1936-03-05)5 March 1936 Essexvale, Southern Rhodesia
Died	10 November 2003(2003-11-10) (aged 67) London, United Kingdom
Political party	ZANU
Spouse(s)	Janet Mbuyazwe ​ (m. 1961)​
Children	4
Occupation	Minister; professor; politician

Canaan Sodindo Banana (5 March 1936 – 10 November 2003) was a Zimbabwean Methodist minister, theologian, and politician. He was the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987.^[1]

On 10 November 2003, Banana died of cancer,^[2] in London at the age of 67.

References

1. "Canaan Sodindo Banana | Zimbabwean theologian". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
2. Canaan Banana of Zimbabwe dead. BBC News. 10 November 2003. Retrieved 2008-07-24.