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John Nkomo

Personal data
Date of birthAugust 22, 1934
Place of birthSouthern Rhodesia
NationalityZimbabwean
Political partyZANU-PF
SpouseGeorgina Ngwenya
ResidenceBulawayo, Zimbabwe
Vice President of Zimbabwe
Assumed office14 December 2009
PresidentRobert Mugabe
Preceded byJoseph Msika
Speaker of Parliament of Zimbabwe
In office1 April 2005 - 5 March 2008
PresidentRobert Mugabe
Succeeded byLovemore Moyo
Preceded byEmmerson Mnangagwa
Vice President of ZANU-PF
Assumed office1 December 2009
Preceded byJoseph Msika
Chairman of ZANU-PF
In office1 January 2006 - 26 August 2009
Succeeded bySimon Khaya Moyo
Preceded byPosition establishid

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John Landa Nkomo (August 22, 1934) is a Zimbabwean politician, serving as Vice-President of Zimbabwe. After serving for years as a minister in the government of Zimbabwe, he was the Speaker of Parliament from 2005 to 2008. He was then appointed to the Senate in 2008 and was Minister of State in the President's Office in 2009. Nkomo is also a key figure in the Zimbabwe African National Union � Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF); he was National Chairman of ZANU-PF until December 2009, when he was elected as Vice-President of ZANU-PF. As a consequence of his elevation to the party's vice-presidency, he also became Vice-President of Zimbabwe in December 2009.


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