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His Excellency The Right Honourable Tsuru Mawere
Tsuru Mawere, 2020
1st Mutungamiri of Rwizikuru
Incumbent
Assumed office TBD
Monarch	Munashe Ngonidzashe
Preceded by	position established
MNA for Sangoguru kuchamhembe
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 April, 2020
Preceded by	position established
Personal details
Born	Tsuru Zvinodaishe Mawere (1942-09-15) 15 September 1942 Mutupo, North Sangoguru, Riziland (present-day Rwizikuru)
Nationality	Estmerish (1942-1946) Rwizikuran (1946-present)
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Chiramwiwa Mawere
Children	3
Military service
Allegiance	Rwizikuru
Branch/service	Army
Years of service	1963-1981
Rank	Brigadier General
Battles/wars	Mabifian-Rwizikuran War Garamburan War of Independence Nativity War

Tsuru Zvinodaishe Mawere (born 15 September, 1942) is a Rwizikuran soldier, politician, and the first Mutungamiri of Rwizikuru, serving since TBD, 2020.

Early life

Tsuru Zvinodaishe Mawere was born in Mutupo, the district seat of North Sangoguru (present-day Sangoguru kuchamhembe) in the Estmerish colony of Riziland, as the eldest son of Tomtenda Mawere and Fudzayi Mawere. As farmers, he grew up receiving little education, due to both the remoteness of Mutupo from the rest of the colony, and had to assist his parents at the farm. However, he disliked being a farmer, and felt "constricted" in his ability to improve himself. However, he did learn to read and write in the weRwizi language, and learnt some arithmetic, in order to be "useful to the farm."

In 1963, he enlisted to join the Rwizikuran Army, as he believed that it was the only way that he would be able to leave the farm in Mutupo, and get a better life. As a private, he was sent to Port Fitzhubert, where his superiors noted his high potential, especially given his physical strength, his willingness to obey orders, and his willingness to learn.

Military career

Early military career

As his superiors saw potential in Tsuru Mawere to be an officer, he was sent to the military academy in Port Fitzhubert in order to teach him the skills needed for him to become an effective officer. In addition to learning military tactics and strategies, Mawere also learnt skills that he "should have been taught in school but never were." By 1965, he was officially commissioned as a lieutenant, and was deployed to Port Vaugeois (present-day Port Tsalar, Mabifia).

During this period, he commanded platoons to help root out separatist forces in Yekumavirira, especially the Yekumavirira Liberation Movement, which at that point sought to separate Yekumavirira from the rest of Rwizikuru, and either establish an independent state, or revert to Mabifian rule. Mawere was an effective commander, although in 1967, he was wounded, and had to recuperate for several weeks in hospital.

Mabifian-Rwizikuran War

When the Mabifian-Rwizikuran War began in October 1968, Lieutenant Mawere found himself organising a defence of Yekumavirira against the invading Mabifian forces, in addition to the forces already raised by the Yekumavirira Liberation Movement. While the Rwizikuran defenders were caught off-guard by the initial attacks, on 11 October, when Mambo Izibongo Ngonidzashe finally ordered the response, Tsuru Mawere took part in some of the early battles which seemed to have given Rwizikuru an initial advantage.

However, in December, with Mabifia receiving support from Zorasan, Tsuru Mawere found himself being forced to retreat to Port Vaugeois (present-day Port Tsalar, Mabifia), in order to protect the city from a Mabifian attack. When the Battle of Port Vaugeois began on 2 March, 1969, Tsuru Mawere mounted resistance against the Mabifian forces. However, despite the Rwizikuran's familiarity with the urban environment at Port Vaugeois, as Zorasan and Mabifia held air superiority, in part due to Izibongo Ngonidzashe's reluctance to deploy the Royal Rwizikuran Air Force, they were able to undermine the Rwizikuran defences.

On 8 March, 1969, Tsuru Mawere was severely wounded by a Mabifian soldier, and was put out of action, as he was forced to be evacuated to Port Graham. While his condition was serious, by the end of the month, he recovered enough to be discharged from the hospital, and return to the Royal Rwizikuran Army. By that point, the Mabifian-Rwizikuran War ended, with Yekumavirira split along the Purple Line, as per the Treaty of Snarksburgh. However, due to his bravery and valor, he was given several honours, and was promoted to captain.

Garamburan War of Independence

Thus, Captain Tsuru Mawere was deployed to East Riziland, which at that point was trying to secede from Rwizikuru as the independent state of Garambura. As a commander of a company of soldiers, Mawere found himself in Ntawha, which was still under Rwizikuran control. However, despite the increase of availability of soldiers among the Royal Rwizikuran Armed Forces as a result of the end of the Mabifian-Rwizikuran War, many of the soldiers he commanded were significantly demoralized, leaving them easy pickings for both the East Riziland Liberation Front and the fledgling Garamburan Armed Forces.

On 19 April, he experienced the Battle of Ntawha, which was a significant defeat for the Rwizikuran army, forcing them to retreat westwards into Rwizikuru. As the Garamburans advanced further into the district of Chekumabvazuva, the Rwizikurans were forced to sign the Treaty of Bazadavo which de-facto recognised Garamburan independence from Rwizikuru.

Further study

After the end of the Garamburan War of Independence, due to Tsuru Mawere's skills and efforts, he was again promoted, this time to the position of Major. Mawere became an instructor at the military academy in Port Fitzhubert in order to help transmit his skills to new recruits and soldiers. During this time, Mawere met his wife, Chiramwiwa Muzanenhamo, and married her in 1971. He also continued his studies at the military academy, in order to learn more strategies and tactics to help him win the next war.

By early 1974, Tsuru Mawere rose to the rank of Colonel, placing him in command of the 5th Regiment. As another war with Garambura loomed, Mawere spent several months preparing the 5th Regiment for an invasion of Garambura.

Nativity War

On 25 December, 1974, when Rwizikuru invaded Garambura and began the Nativity War, Colonel Tsuru Mawere led the 5th Regiment towards the border, with the intention of capturing Ntawha.

stalemate follows, he leads attempted breakthroughs, by end of war, he rises to Brigadier General

Late military career

Following the end of the Nativity War, Brigadier General Tsuru Mawere became disillusioned with the Rwizikuran government, especially its reigning monarch, Izibongo Ngonidzashe, who he felt to be the most responsible for Rwizikuru's defeat in the Mabifian-Rwizikuran War, the Garamburan War of Independence, and the Nativity War. Thus, despite his official loyalty to the Rwizikuran monarchy, he began to study democratic thinkers, and reading up on the Rwizikuran constitution that was in use prior to the adoption of the Basic Law in 1964.

(TBC)

Personal life

In 1971, Tsuru Mawere met his wife, Chiramwiwa Muzanenhamo, and married her later that year. Together, they had three children: Ndinevimb Mawere, born in 1972, Masamba Ó Muraíle, born in 1974, and Tendeka Mawere, born in 1977.

Honours

Domestic

• - Mubairo wekurwira muvengi (1969, revoked 1981, restored 2019)
• - Masoja eKurongeka yeMeriti (1969, revoked 1981, restored 2019)