(1956-08-25) 25 August 1956 (age 67) Wedza, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Hwedza, Zimbabwe)
Political party
ZANU–PF
Spouses
Jocelyn Jacobsen (née Mauchaza)
(m. 1998; div. 2012)
Marry Mubaiwa
(m. 2011; div. 2019)
Colonel Miniyothabo Baloyi
(m. 2022)
Education
Political science
Nickname
Dominic Chinenge
Military service
Allegiance
Zimbabwe Defence Forces
Branch/service
Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (1973–1980) Zimbabwe National Army (1981–2017)
Years of service
1973–2017
Rank
General
Battles/wars
Rhodesian Bush War
Constantino Guveya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga (born Constantine Chiwenga) (born 25 August 1956), is a Zimbabwean politician and former army general currently serving, since 2017, as the First Vice-President of Zimbabwe under President Emmerson Mnangagwa. In August 2020, he added the Health Ministry to his portfolio.
Since 2017, he has also been the Vice President and Second Secretary of the ruling Zimbabwean African National Union–Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) jointly serving with Kembo Mohadi. In 2017, he was the most prominent military leader involved in successfully toppling Zimbabwe's President of 37 years Robert Mugabe in a bloodless coup.[1][2]
^"Zimbabwe army chief warns military could 'step in' over party purge". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 13 November 2017. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
^Dzirutwe, MacDonald; Brock, Joe; Cropley, Ed (26 November 2018). ""Treacherous shenanigans" - The inside story of Mugabe's downfall". Reuters. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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