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His Excellency Samhuri Ngonidzashe | |
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 Samhuri Ngonidzashe in 1952 | |
| President of Rwizikuru | |
| In office 2 July, 1946 – 2 July, 1954 | |
| Vice President | Shungudzemwoyo Nhema (1946-1950) Vudzijena Nhema (1950-1954) |
| Preceded by | (TBC) (as Governor of Riziland) |
| Succeeded by | Izibongo Ngonidzashe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1899 Vongai, Riziland |
| Died | 2 July, 1961 (age 61-62) Port Fitzhubert, Rwizikuru |
| Nationality | Estmerish (1899-1946) Rwizikuran (1946-1961) |
| Political party | Rwizikuran National Movement (1927-1946) Mubatanidzwa weRusununguko rweRwizikuru (1946-1959) |
| Spouse | Kugarakunzwana Ngonidzashe |
| Children | 9, including Izibongo Ngonidzashe |
Samhuri Ngonidzashe (c. 1899 - 2 July, 1961) was an anti-colonial activist who organized the Rwizikuran National Movement, which helped end Estmerish rule over Rwizikuru. Following its independence in 1946, he was sworn as the first President of Rwizikuru, as per the constitution of Rwizikuru.
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Early life
Samhuri Ngonidzashe was born sometime in 1899 in Vongai to Mutupo Ngonidzashe, and Chivaraidzo Ngonidzashe, as the seventh child.
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Personal life
Samhuri Ngonidzashe married the 18-year old Kugarakunzwana Ngonidzashe in 1918 in a marriage arranged by their parents. According to Samhuri, their marriage was "fruitful and happy," with the marriage lasting until his death in 1961. Kugarakunzwana Ngonidzashe died in 2014 at the age of 113: at the time of her death, she was the oldest person living in Rwizikuru
Together, they had four sons: Izibongo Ngonidzashe, who was born in 1921 and died in 1979, Ingwe Ngonidzashe, who was born in 1925 and is still living, Fred Ngonidzashe, who was born in 1928, and was executed in 1981 for an attempted coup against the monarchy, and Shungudzemwoyo Ngonidzashe, who was born in 1932.
They also had five daughters: Gamuchirai Ngonidzashe, who was born in 1919, and died in 2015 at the age of 91, Tariro Ngonidzashe, who was born in 1923, and died in 1927 from smallpox, Vimbainashe Ngonidzashe, who was born in 1926, and died in 2016 at the age of 89, and twin sisters Tinotendaisheanesu Ngonidzashe and Yemurai Ngonidzashe, who were born in 1930.
Samhuri Ngonidzashe was a devout High Estmerian, with his noted propensity for plain dress, fasting on Sundays, and was a teetotaler, refusing to drink any alcohol, and his strict adherence to the High Estmerian concept of outward holiness.