Margaret Dongo
- January 5, 2024
- Politician
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Margaret Dongo |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 14, 1960(1960-03-14) |
| Age | 64 |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
Margaret Dongo Biography
| Name | Margaret Dongo |
| Birthday | Mar 14 |
| Birth Year | 1960 |
| Birth Country | Zimbabwe |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Margaret Dongo is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on March 14, 1960 in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe politician and ex- freedom fighter, who joined parliament in 1990. She was the founder of the Zimbabwe Union of Democrats, a political party.
In 1996, she was against She opposed Robert Mugabe in the 1996 presidential election..
In 1975, at age 15, Dongo left secondary school to cross into Mozambique and join the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA), adopting the moniker Tichaona Muhondo (“The Battle will Decide”). She described then-ZANLA commander Josiah Tongogara as “principled. He was unwavering in knowing what he was fighting for and could not easily be driven into corruption. I believed in him.” In December 1979 Dongo was one of the last people to see him alive, explaining later that “We were 18 girls who were having a function and he came to say a few words to bless the occasion.”
With the ceasefire, Dongo took a typing course and obtained a telex diploma. In 1980 she worked for the ruling ZANU-PF party in a variety of roles, and then in Mugabe’s Prime Ministerial office. She married and had three children.
Her parents raised her in Harare (Zimbabwe).
Margaret Dongo Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Politician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Margaret Dongo is one of the richest Politician from Zimbabwe. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Margaret Dongo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She quit secondary school to travel to Mozambique and join the guerrilla forces.
During her time in parliament, she was a champion of democracy, human right, and marginalized people.
Margaret Dongo (born 14 March 1960) is a Zimbabwean politician known for speaking in favor of women’s rights and out against corruption. She was an ex- combatant of the 1970s liberation war, served in parliament, and helped establish the Zimbabwe Union of Democrats (ZUD).
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After the loss in 2000, she studied at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. In August 2015 Dongo announced the formation of a new political party, Movement for People First. Joice Mujuru leads the party and Dongo serves as chairperson for the women’s wing.
Facts & Trivia
Margaret Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Zimbabwe. Margaret Dongo celebrates birthday on March 14 of every year.
After the 2000 land redistribution, she requested and received a parliamentary written answer in January 2001 detailing beneficiaries. Including land rented out under the tenant farm scheme since 1990, only a handful of these, which range from very large farms to smallholdings, had been given to genuine farmers. According to her, the majority of state-owned commercial farms leased out under Zimbabwe’s land resettlement programme had been given to well- connected individuals, most of whom are absentee landlords with no farming experience. Many of the new owners had been given leases for 98 years at advantageous prices, while others have yet to have their lease rates assessed.