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| Izibongo Ngonidzashe | |||||
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| Mambo of Rwizikuru | |||||
| Reign | 2 July, 1964 - 21 September, 2019 | ||||
| Predecessor | himself as President | ||||
| Successor | Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe | ||||
| President of Rwizikuru | |||||
| Reign | 2 July, 1954 - 2 July, 1964 | ||||
| Predecessor | Samhuri Ngonidzashe | ||||
| Successor | himself as Mambo | ||||
| Born | 28 April 1921 Vongai, Riziland (present-day Rwizikuru) | ||||
| Died | 21 September 1979 (aged 58) Guta raMambo, Rwizikuru | ||||
| Spouse | Anatswanashe Ngonidzashe | ||||
| Issue | including Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe | ||||
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| House | House of Ngonidzashe | ||||
| Father | Samhuri Ngonidzashe | ||||
| Mother | Kugarakunzwana Ngonidzashe | ||||
| Religion | Free Church of Bahia | ||||
Izibongo Ngonidzashe (28 April, 1921 - 21 September, 1979) was the second President of Rwizikuru, serving from 1954 to 1964, and the first Mambo of Rwizikuru, ascending the throne in 1964, and reigning until his death in 1979.
Early life
Izibongo Ngonidzashe was born on 28 April, 1921, as the second child and eldest son of Samhuri Ngonidzashe and Kugarakunzwana Ngonidzashe in the town of Vongai at the district of Parunoguma.
His family moved to Port Fitzhubert in 1923, as his father sought to... (TBC)
Personal life
In 1939, Izibongo Ngonidzashe met his future wife, 18 year old Anatswanashe Nhema, daughter of Shungudzemwoyo Nhema, when his father introduced him to her father, fellow nationalist Shungudzemwoyo Nhema. After having fallen in love, they got married in 1940.
He was the father of five sons with Anatswanshe Ngonidzashe: Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe, who was born in 1942, Simbarashe Ngonidzashe who was born in 1944, and died in 1996, Tashongedzwa Ngonidzashe, who was born in 1947, Shungudzemwoyo Ngonidzashe, who was born in 1950 and died in 1959 of malaria, and Taropafadzwa Ngonidzashe, who was born in 1954.
In addition, he had five daughters with Anatswanshe Ngonidzashe: Farisai Chimutengwende, born in 1941 and died in 2005, Chiratidzo Towungana, who was born in 1944 as a twin sibling of Simbarashe, Tinotendaisheanesu Mnkandla, who was born in 1952, Nyemwererai Mtawarira, who was born in 1956, and died in 2011, and the youngest daughter, Isheanopa Ngonidzashe, who was born in 1958.
He was a member of the Free Church of Bahia, and was known to be extraordinarily devout, with a priest in Port Fitzhubert saying that Izibongo was "an extraordinary member of the church: he made sure to attend every service, and sought to expound these principles in everyone."