Peter Chanetsa
Peter Tapera Chanetsa (15 July 1946 – 2 January 2017) was a Zimbabwean politician.
Biography
[edit]Born 15 July 1946,[1] Chanetsa was a ZANU–PF who was appointed as the first African Chief of Protocol in the Zimbabwean government.[2] He was also a governor of the Mashonaland West Province, as well as serving as an MP for Hurungwe North from 2000 to 2005.[3] During his tenure, he was known for his skepticism toward land reform bills,[4] with him attempting to seize 874 hectares of farmland owned by nuns in 2004.[5] He was later a diplomat. He was married to ombudswoman Beatrice Chanetsa.[3]
In 2016, Lavender Makoni nearly sentenced Chanetsa to prison for the remainder of his life, but he instead took a $19,000 fine, in which he was ordered to pay CBZ Bank Limited $1,000 toward until the debt was repaid.[3] On 26 December, he was admitted to Parirenyatwa Hospital for illness, where he died on 2 January 2017, aged 70, of heart failure.[2] He was buried on 2 January, in the National Heroes' Acre.[3] He was also declared a national hero.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "List of persons closely associated with Robert Mugabe..." www.immigration.govt.nz. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- 1 2 admin (2017-01-02). "Veteran nationalist Peter Chanetsa dies". herald. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- 1 2 3 4 Mathuthu, Mthulisi (2 January 2017). "Zimbabwe: Former Mashonaland West Governor Peter Chanetsa Has Died". AllAfrica. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ↑ NewsDay, The. "'Chanetsa sceptical of land reform'". NewsDay. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ↑ "allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Chanetsa Helped Nuns Occupy Malabar Farm". allafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2004-07-06. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ↑ "Peter Chanetsa declared national hero, to be buried tomorrow". Pindula News. 2017-01-05. Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
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