词条 | Sarah Kachingwe |
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| name = Sarah Kachingwe | image = Photo of Sarah Kachingwe.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth year|1936}} | birth_place = Rusape, Zimbabwe | death_date = {{Death year and age|2012|1936}} | death_place = | nationality = Zimbabwean | other_names = | alma_mater = University College of Rhodesia | occupation = Politician, activist | spouse = Joe Kachingwe | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }}Sarah Kachingwe (née Chavunduka)[1] (1936 – 2012) was a Zimbabwean politician and activist. She is the first black female to enroll at the University College of Rhodesia in 1957. She went on to become the secretary for Information, Posts and Telecommunications and also to serve on the board of Zimpapers and the Forestry Commission.[2] BiographyKachingwe was born in the Rusape, Zimbabwe, in 1936.[2] She attended Goromonzi High School. In 1957 she enrolled in the University College of Rhodesia, becoming the first black woman to do so. She graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in English and History.[3] Kachingwe died at her home in Greendale in 2012 from complications related to heart disease. Her funeral was attended by, among others, Deputy Prime Minister Professor Arthur Mutambara and Malawi’s ambassador to Zimbabwe Dr. Richard Mpoya. She was laid to rest at Harare's Greendale Cemetery.[1] LegacyAt her funeral, Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara presented the Flag of Zimbabwe to Mrs Kachingwe’s husband to symbolize her status as a "liberation war heroine".[2] References1. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Machirori|first1=Fungai|title=Women who’ve broken ground in Zimbabwe|url=http://herzimbabwe.co.zw/2012/08/63-women-whove-broken-ground-in-zimbabwe/|website=Her Zimbabwe|date=6 August 2012|accessdate=10 February 2018}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kachingwe, Sarah}}2. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Heroine Kachingwe buried|url=http://www.herald.co.zw/heroine-kachingwe-buried/|website=The Herald|author=Fungai Machirori|date=11 June 2012|accessdate=10 February 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Liberation war heroine Kachingwe laid to rest|url=http://nehandaradio.com/2012/06/10/liberation-war-heroine-kachingwe-laid-to-rest/|website=Nehanda Radio|date=10 June 2012|accessdate=10 February 2018}} 6 : 1936 births|2012 deaths|Zimbabwean women in politics|Alumni of the University of London International Programmes|Alumni of the University of London|University of Zimbabwe alumni |
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