Muzorewa

British  

/ ˌmʊzəˈreɪwə /

noun

1. Abel ( Tendekayi ) (ˈeib ^ə l) 1925–2010, Zimabwean Methodist bishop and politician; president of the African National Council (1971–85). He was one of the negotiators of an internal settlement (1978–79); prime minister of Rhodesia (1979)

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Example Sentences

Bobo’s white immigrant family backs his Western-educated opponent Bishop Abel Muzorewa.

From Los Angeles Times

York's books include the bestselling The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook, written with Ann Barr, and Dictators' Homes Neil Libbert's extraordinary photostory captured the birth of a nation, as elections to determine the first leader of Zimbabwe took place, tracking the principals - Zanu-PF's Robert Mugabe, Zapu's Joshua Nkomo and UANC's Bishop Abel Muzorewa - throughout their campaigns.

From The Guardian

Bishop Muzorewa enjoyed brief renown as prime minister of an unrecognized white-dominated government before history, war and diplomacy moved on without him.

From New York Times

In a career as a cleric and political activist in what was then called Rhodesia, Bishop Muzorewa initially attracted a following as a nationalist leader, thwarting British plans to strike a deal in the 1970s with former Prime Minister Ian D. Smith.

From New York Times

A fundamental divide opened between those black politicians, like Bishop Muzorewa, who chose to remain inside the country to pursue a political settlement, and those, like Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe — now president of independent Zimbabwe — who went on to conduct a guerrilla campaign from exile.

From New York Times