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Ellen Gwaradzimba
Born25th December, 1960
Gutu District
Died15th January, 2021
Alma materNachingwea Military Academy, Tanzania

Ellen Gwaradzimba ( née Munyoro; 25 December 1960 – 15 January 2021) was a Zimbabwean politician.

She served as a member of the Senate of Zimbabwe and as Minister of State for Provincial Affairs for the Province of Manicaland from 2018 until her death in 2021. [1] [2]

Gwaradzimba died on January 15, 2021, a victim of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe, in a private hospital in Harare. [1] Gwaradzimba was posthumously declared a National Hero by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. [1]

Biography

Ellen was born in the Gutu district in 1960, She undertook her Primary and Secondary School in Masvingo. [3] She joined the liberation struggle at 16 and joined the Nachingwea Military Academy in Tanzania where she majored in guerrilla.

Death

She died on 15 January 2021 as a result of Covid. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Malianga, Gwaradzimba declared national heroes". The Sunday Mail. 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  2. ^ https://www.newzimbabwe.com/manicaland-provincial-minister-gwaradzimba-dies-from-covid-19/
  3. ^ "Meet Gwaradzimba: The people's person". The Herald. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  4. ^ "Malianga Gwaradzimba declared national heroes". The Sunday Mail. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2023.