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Nelson Chamisa Biography: Early Life | Education | Political Career | CCC | Personal Life

Nelson Chamisa is a Zimbabwean politician, lawyer, pastor, and activist who is currently the president of the Citizens Coalition for Change, a new political party that he founded in 2022.

He is also the former leader of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC-A).

He also joined the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), a new opposition party that was formed in 1999 to challenge the ruling ZANU-PF party led by Robert Mugabe.

In 2000, Chamisa contested for the Kuwadzana parliamentary seat in Harare but lost to ZANU-PF’s David Mutasa. He also obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the same university and became a qualified lawyer.

Chamisa sided with Morgan Tsvangirai, the party president, who opposed the elections. On the current situation in Zimbabwe, he said, "There is no security. He is a pastor and a member of the Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe.

Nelson Chamisa Political Career

Chamisa’s interest in politics began when he was a student leader at the University of Zimbabwe.

He is currently practising as an Advocate and registered legal practitioner in the Superior Courts of Zimbabwe. Chamisa became the spokesperson of the MDC-Tsvangirai faction (MDC-T), while Mutambara became the president of the MDC-Mutambara faction (MDC-M).

In 2008, Chamisa retained his Kuwadzana seat in the parliamentary elections.

He grew up in Gutu, Masvingo, where he attended Alheit High School. Chamisa also served as the MDC Alliance’s candidate for president in the 2018 general election, having previously been the leader of the party’s youth assembly, party Spokesperson, National Organizer and Vice President. He is an Advocate at The Advocates of Zimbabwe, The Chambers.

In Parliament.

He faced off against Emmerson Mnangagwa, who had replaced Mugabe as the president of Zimbabwe after a military coup in November 2017.

The 2018 elections were marred by allegations of irregularities, violence, and intimidation. Chamisa challenged the results in court, but his petition was dismissed by the Constitutional Court for lack of evidence.

Chamisa refused to accept the court ruling and continued to insist that he was the legitimate president of Zimbabwe.

He has also served as a cabinet minister, a party spokesperson, an organising secretary, and a presidential candidate. he served as a member of the Standing Rules and Orders Committee (SROC), being a Chairperson Legal and Procedural Affairs Committee of the SROC and Chairperson of Information Communication Technology.

He has received several awards and merits which include; Best Student Practice of Marketing IMM, Southern Africa 2003, University of Zimbabwe Book Prize Twice, Victors Award 2011 outstanding and exemplary leadership, voted Minister of the year 2011, being Minister of ICT in the inclusive Government, voted in the top 35 of under 35 Influential young people in International Affairs in 2014 and voted one of the most active and best MPs in parliament, 2016.

He replaced Elias Mudzuri, who had been accused of incompetence and sabotage by some party members. He is also an avid reader who enjoys books on politics, history, law, and theology.

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