List of mayors of Harare
This is a list of mayors of Harare (previously Salisbury until 1982).
Emmanual Chiroto was Deputy Mayor throughout He never became Mayor.
Bernard Manyenyeni Mayor of Harare 2013 to 2018
Sekesai Makwavara was acting mayor then Chairman of a commission which ran Harare but never as Mayor
List of mayors[]
This list is incomplete; you can help by . (January 2019) |
Mayor | Term start | Term end | Ref. | ||
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William Fairbridge | 1 December 1897 | 31 July 1898 | [1] | ||
1898 | 1899 | ||||
10 August 1899 | 9 August 1900 | [2] | |||
9 August 1900 | 1901 | [2][3] | |||
1901 | 1903 | ||||
1903 | 1905 | ||||
1905 | 1906 | [4] | |||
1906 | 1907 | [5] | |||
1907 | 1909 | ||||
William Harvey Brown | 1909 | 1910 | |||
1910 | 1912 | ||||
1912 | 1913 | ||||
1913 | 1913 | ||||
1913 | 1914 | ||||
1914 | 1917 | [3] | |||
1917 | 1920 | ||||
1920 | 1921 | Independent | |||
1921 | 1923 | ||||
1923 (acting) | 1924 | [6] | |||
1924 | 1925 | ||||
1925 | 1927 | ||||
Jacob Hendrik Smit | 1927 | 1928 | [1] | ||
John McChlery | 1928 | 1928 | |||
1928 | 1929 | ||||
1929 | 1930 | [7] | |||
1930 | 1931 | ||||
1931 | 1932 | ||||
1932 | 1932 | ||||
1932 | 1933 | Rhodesia Party | |||
1933 | 1934 | [6] | |||
1934 | 1937 | [8] | |||
1937 | 1942 | ||||
1942 | 1943 | Labour | [9][10] | ||
1943 | 1945 | Independent | |||
1945 | 1947 | ||||
1947 | 1947 | United Party | |||
1947 | 1949 | [11] | |||
1949 | 1951 | ||||
1951 | 1955 | ||||
1955 | 1956 | [3] | |||
1956 | 1957 | ||||
1957 | 1958 | ||||
August 1958 | 5 August 1959 | [12][13] | |||
5 August 1959 | 1960 | United Federal | [13][14] | ||
1960 | 1961 | ||||
August 1961 | 1962 | Independent | [3][15] | ||
1962 | 1963 | ||||
1963 | 1964 | Rhodesian Front | [16][17] | ||
1964 | 1965 | Rhodesian Front | [3][18] | ||
1965 | 1966 | ||||
1966 | 10 August 1967 | [19] | |||
10 August 1967 | August 1968 | Rhodesian Front | [3][19][20] | ||
August 1968 | 1969 | Rhodesian Front | [21] | ||
1969 | 1971 | ||||
1971 | 2 August 1972 | [22][23] | |||
Jock Alves | 2 August 1972 | 7 August 1974 | Rhodesian Front | [23][24] | |
7 August 1974 | 1975 | [24] | |||
1975 | 1976 | Rhodesian Front | |||
1976 | 3 August 1977 | [25] | |||
3 August 1977 | 1978 | [3][25] | |||
1978 | August 1979 | ||||
August 1979 | 7 April 1981 | [26] | |||
Tizirai Gwata | 7 April 1981 | 15 October 1984 | ZANU–PF | [26][27] | |
15 October 1984 | 1985 | ZANU–PF | [27] | ||
Tony Gara | 29 July 1985 | 1986 | ZANU–PF | [28][29] | |
1 October 1986 | 1988 | ZANU–PF | [30][31] | ||
1988 | 1989 | ZANU–PF | |||
1989 | 1993 | ZANU–PF | |||
1993 | 1995 | ZANU–PF | |||
1995 | 1996 | ||||
1996 | March 1999 | ZANU–PF | [31] | ||
1999 | 2002 | ||||
Elias Mudzuri | 1 April 2002 | April 2003 | MDC | ||
Sekesai Makwavarara (acting) | April 2003 | 2008 | MDC/MDC–T | ||
ZANU–PF | |||||
Emmanuel Chiroto | 15 June 2008 | June 2008 | MDC–T | ||
Muchadeyi Masunda | 2 July 2008 | 2013 | Independent | [32][33] | |
2013 | 2018 | MDC–T | |||
Herbert Gomba | 3 September 2018 | MDC[n 1] | [34] |
Living former mayors[]
This list is incomplete; you can help by . (January 2019) |
Name | Term | Date of birth (and age) |
---|---|---|
Tizirai Gwata | 1981–1984 | 3 March 1943 |
1984–1985 | 1954 (age 67–68) | |
1988–1989 | missing | |
1989–1993 | missing | |
1993–1995 | 21 April 1954 | |
Elias Mudzuri | 2002–2003 | 4 April 1957 |
Sekesai Makwavarara | 2003–2008 | 1958 (age 63–64) |
Emmanuel Chiroto | 2008 | missing |
Muchadeyi Masunda | 2008–2013 | 1952 (age 69–70) |
2013–2018 | 25 January 1965 |
See also[]
Notes and references[]
Notes[]
- ^ Gomba was elected mayor as a member of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance, an electoral bloc composed of the Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai (MDC–T) and six other parties. After the 2018 election, several of the MDC Alliance parties merged to form the reunited Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
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