Sibusiso Moyo
Rtd. Lieutenant General Sibusiso Moyo | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Moyo in 2018 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 30 November 2017 | |
| President | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Preceded by | Walter Mzembi |
| Minister for International Trade | |
| Assumed office 30 November 2017 | |
| President | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Preceded by | Walter Mzembi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Mberengwa, Zimbabwe |
| Alma mater | University of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Open University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Zimbabwe |
| Branch/service | Zimbabwe National Army Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Sibusiso Busi Moyo is a retired Zimbabwean general officer serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in the Cabinet of Zimbabwe since November 2017.
Early background
He was born at Munene Mission Hospital in Mberengwa in 1960, the third child of eight and joined the liberation struggle in 1977.[1] He is said to be a holder of a PhD in International Relations from the University of Zimbabwe, Masters in Business Administration from Zimbabwe Open University and a Masters in International Relations from the University of Zimbabwe.
Biography
He was a major general in the Zimbabwe National Army, before being promoted to lieutenant general on retirement in December 2017.[2] He was promoted from brigadier general to major general by former President Robert Mugabe in January 2016.[3]
On 15 November 2017, following the house arrest of Mugabe the previous day,[2] Moyo gave a statement on state broadcaster Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, denying that a coup had taken place, stating that "the president... and his family are safe and sound and their security is guaranteed", and that the military were "only targeting criminals around [Mugabe] who are committing crimes... that are causing social and economic suffering in the country".[2] Moyo went on to say that "As soon as we have accomplished our mission, we expect that the situation will return to normalcy." On the 18 November 2017, Moyo gave a vote of thanks to all Zimbabweans that marched in solidarity to remove Mugabe outside State House.[2] The announcement role he played of the army stepping in to remove Robert Mugabe as the president of Zimbabwe earned him the sobriquet "General Bae".[citation needed]
On 30 November 2017, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe's 3rd president, who replaced Mugabe, appointed Moyo as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.[4]
References
- ^ Mugabe, Tendai (21 April 2018). "Meet Sibusiso B. Moyo…The man who read Mugabe the riot act". The Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Zimbabwe crisis: Army takes over, says Mugabe is safe". BBC News. 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Mugabe promotes 22 high ranking military officials, several linked to 2008 violence". New Zimbabwe Vision. January 8, 2016.
- ^ "Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa gives key cabinet jobs to military figures". BBC News. 1 December 2017.
Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe and its antecedents | |
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 Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–1963, of which Southern Rhodesia was part) | |
 Rhodesia (1965–1979, an unrecognised state) | |
 Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979, an unrecognised state) | |
| Zimbabwe (since 1980, a recognised state) | |
*Acting Minister | |
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