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Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe
Mambo of Rwizikuru
Reign	21 September, 1979 - present
Predecessor	Izibongo Ngonidzashe
Heir apparent	Munashe Ngonidzashe
Born	(1942-08-29) 29 August 1942 Port Fitzhubert, Rizikuru (present-day Rwizikuru)
Spouse	Rudorwashe Ngonidzashe
Issue	Munashe Ngonidzashe (b. 1969) Munyai Ngonidzashe (b. 1971) Auyanerudo Dumbutshena (b. 1973) Takwana Ngonidzashe (b. 1975) Watinoda Prabhu (b. 1977)
Full name Kupakwashe David Ngonidzashe
House	House of Ngonidzashe
Father	Izibongo Ngonidzashe
Mother	Anatswanashe Ngonidzashe
Religion	Free Church of Bahia

Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe (born 29 August, 1942) is the current Mambo of Rwizikuru, reigning since his father's death on 21 September, 1979.

Early life

Kupakwashe was born to Izibongo Ngonidzashe and Anatswanashe Ngonidzashe in Port Fitzhubert, and was the eldest of five sons, and baptized into the Free Church of Bahia as David Ngonidzashe. As the grandson of prominent nationalist Samhuri Ngonidzashe, he was introduced to politics very early on.

He entered the Charles Fitzhubert School in 1947, and was described as a "middling student" by his teachers who did "neither too well, nor too poorly" throughout his time in school.

In 1953, he took the eleven-plus exam, and was placed into a grammar school, although it has been alleged by many people, including Muchazvireva Ngonidzashe, that his grandfather had forced the Ministry of Education to alter the results to get him into a grammar school. Thus, he was admitted that year into the Shungudzemwoyo Nhema Grammar School, where he was described by his teachers "as not particularly bright," although noted his charisma and his aptitude with political affairs.

After finishing his sixth form in 1960, Izibongo Ngonidzashe entered the Rwizikuran civil service, and was quickly appointed deputy minister by his father, Izibongo Ngonidzashe, who at that point had become President of Rwizikuru. At that time, he became a member of his father's political party, the Mubatanidzwa weRusununguko rweRwizikuru.

Crown prince

In 1964, with Izibongo Ngonidzashe reaching his maximum terms under the constitution as President, he chose to abolish the Republic and constitution, and declared Rwizikuru an absolute monarchy. At his father's coronation ceremony at Saint David's Free Church in Port Fitzhubert on 2 July, 1964, Izibongo conferred the status of korona muchinda (weRwizi for crown prince) on Kupakwashe, with Kupakwashe being crowned as such.

With this status, Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe started to play a far more prominent role on Rwizikuran society, as he was seen to be the Mambo's natural successor. Thus, he often made public appearances, both with his father, and in his own right. As well, due to his experience in the former Ministry of Finance as Deputy Minister, Kupakwashe was made royal treasurer in 1968, to oversee the nation's finances.

When his father ordered the capital be moved from Port Fitzhubert to a new site called Guta raMambo in 1972, Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe started to play a prominent role in developing the town in his father's visions, by financing both the design and construction of the buildings there. By the time the Imba yoRudzi was completed in 1978, and the royal family moved to Guta raMambo, Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe was reassigned from his position as treasurer to be appointed as District Commissioner of the newly-established district corresponding to Guta raMambo.

During his tenure as District Commissioner, he continued overseeing the construction of Guta raMambo, and sought to ensure that it met his father's idea of it being the "chief village in a nation of villages."

Reign

Coronation and early reign

Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe, 1982

Following the death of Izibongo Ngonidzashe in 1979 following a car accident, he automatically became Mambo, as per the Basic Law of Rwizikuru. Wishing to emulate his father, he chose to hold an elaborate coronation on 5 February, 1980 at the Saint David's Free Church at Port Fitzhubert, modelled on his father's coronation.

At the ceremony, he was crowned by Priest James Mawere, and then crowned his wife, Rudorwashe Ngonidzashe as Mambokadzi, before crowning his eleven year-old son, Munashe Ngonidzashe as korona muchinda. Unlike his father, who had custom-make all of his regalia, he reused the regalia used in the previous coronation.

Following his coronation, he started to undo some of his father's policies: the restrictions implemented in the 1960s on foreign investment by his father were lifted in November 1980, by June 1981, television broadcasts began, and towards the end of 1981, further reforms were made to open the markets up.

However, on December 22, 1981, Kupakwashe's uncle, Fred Ngonidzashe attempted to launch a coup d'etat against Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe, backed by Fred's son, Muchazvireva Ngonidzashe, claiming that the monarchy had abandoned their socialist principles "in a bid to cement his own bid on power." The Mambo swiftly crushed the rebellion, though not before Muchazvireva fled to Caldia, and after a show trial executed Fred Ngonidzashe on December 30, 1981, and stripped all of his descendants of their royal status.

Following the failed coup, Kupakwashe not only engaged in purges against the Royal Rwizikuran Armed Forces, he also further continued on reforms: in May 1982, he invited the Marathi expelled under his father's reign in 1966 to return to Rwizikuru, and provided funding to encourage them to return, and start their own businesses back up again. At the same time, he started improving infrastructure in Port Fitzhubert, and in the royal capital of Guta raMambo, as well as improving the nation's transport infrastructure.

Despite these efforts, corruption remained a huge problem, with embezzlement being common on all levels of government, including the top: in an 1985 interview, he remarked that "everyone is a bit corrupt in some ways." In that year alone, it was estimated that of the nation's budget, only 15% of the funds allocated actually made it to the programs that were supposed to be funded in the budget, on average.

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Later reign and abdication

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On 2 August, 2019, Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe approved an agreement with the Global Institute of Fiscal Affairs in which the GIFA would provide Rwizikuru with a loan of one hundred million euclos in exchange for Rwizikuru undergoing structural adjustment and requiring the establishment of a constitutional monarchy, with the legislature being the only body allowed to pass and propose budgets, with the Mambo prohibited from altering the budget.

Later that day, he announced plans to abdicate the throne to his son, Munashe Ngonidzashe, and to begin organizing a constitutional convention to write up the new constitution for Rwizikuru.

Personal life

Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe married 19-year old Rudorwashe Jokonya in 1967, and had three sons: Munashe Ngonidzashe, heir to the Rwizikuran throne, Munyai Ngonidzashe, and Takwana Ngonidzashe, as well as two daughters, Auyanerudo Dumbutshena, and Watinoda Prabhu.

Their marriage lasted until Rudorwashe Ngonidzashe's death at the age of 67 in 2014 from breast cancer. Since her death, Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe expressed his intention to not marry again.

He is a devout member of the Free Church of Bahia, saying in an 1985 interview that "the Free Church [of Bahia] is an integral part of my life," and has been known to serve as a lay preacher from time to time.

He is fluent in weRwizi, and Gaullican, and can "comfortably hold a conversation" in both Estmerish and Marathi.

Titles, styles, and honors

• 29 August, 1942 - 11 July, 1960 Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe
• 11 July, 1960 - 2 July, 1964 Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Finance
• 2 July, 1964 - 21 September, 1979 Changamire Korona Muchinda Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe
• 21 September, 1979 - 21 September, 2019 - His Most Faithful Majesty Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe
• 21 September, 2019 onwards - Baba waMambo Kupakwashe Ngonidzashe
• Full regnal title - His Most Faithful Majesty Ngonidzashe II, by the Grace of God, and by the will of the Rwizikuran people through the MRR's heroic efforts, Mambo of the Rwizikuran nation and of the veRwizi people

Domestic honors

• - Anogamuchira iyo Kurongeka kweTembo, 1961
• - Anogamuchira iyo Kurongeka yeMeriti, 1964
• - Changamire kwoRudzi, 1979