Simba makoni and morgan tsvangirai biography
Simba makoni and morgan tsvangirai biography
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Simba Makoni 2008 presidential campaign
Simba Makoni | |
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Simba Makoni campaign logo | |
| Election date 2008 | |
| Political party | Independent |
| Occupation | Minister of Finance and Economic Development 2000 – 2002 Managing Director, Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) LTD 1994 – 1997 |
| Website | Simba Makoni 2008 |
In January, 2008 the BBC reported that Simba Makoni might be nominated to run against Robert Mugabe in the Zimbabwean2008 presidential election.[1]
Announcement
On 5 February 2008 Simba Makoni held a press conference in Harare where he stated that he was challenging Robert Mugabe to become the next President of Zimbabwe.[2] Up to that point he had remained a member of the ZANU-PF politburo and the party's Deputy Secretary of Economic Affairs.[3]
He told reporters, flanked by Ibbo Mandaza and Retired Major Kudzai Mbudzi:[4]
"Following very extensive and intensive consultations with party members and activists country