Chief of Defense (Zimbabwe)
Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces | |
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Ministry of Defence | |
Reports to | Minister of Defence |
Appointer | President of Zimbabwe |
The Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces is Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and the national defence organisations.
List of chiefs
Chiefs of Rhodesian Armed Forces
№ | Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref | |
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? | ' | 1965 | 1977 | 11–12 years | . | |
? | Peter Walls GLM, DCD, MBE (1927–2010) | Lieutenant general1977 | 1980 | 2–3 years | . | |
? | Andrew Lockhart Charles Maclean | General1980 | 1981 | 0–1 years | . |
Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces
№ | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref | |
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1 | Solomon Mujuru (1945–2011) | General1981 | 1992 | 10–11 years | . | |
2 | Vitalis Zvinavashe (1943–2009) | GeneralJuly 1994 | 31 December 2003 | 9 years, 5 months | [1] | |
3 | Constantino Chiwenga (born 1956) | General1 January 2004 | 19 December 2017 | years, 352 days | 13[2] | |
4 | Philip Valerio Sibanda | General19 December 2017 | Incumbent | days | 298. |
Notes
References
- ↑ Mataire, Lovemore (1 December 2003). "Chiwenga Appointed ZDF Commander". Zimbabwe Situation. Harare: The Herald. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ↑ AFP (28 December 2017). "Zimbabwe general who led coup against Mugabe sworn in as VP". Daily Nation. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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