Tendai Biti
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Tendai Biti (born 6 August 1966) is a Zimbabwean politician and lawyer. Biti is the Secretary-General of the Movement for Democratic Change opposition party in Zimbabwe as well as a member of Parliament. Biti was born outside of the capital Harare and attended the University of Zimbabwe law school. In 1988 and 1989, Biti led student protests against government censorship in academia. Biti helped to found the MDC in 2000. In 2007, Biti was arrested along with many others including MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai after a prayer rally in the Harare township of Highfield.
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- The Zimbabwean Leadership Profiles
- "Zimbabwe MDC's economic blueprint" 3 February 2004, BBC News
- "Opposition anger at Zimbabwe deal" 2 March 2002, BBC News
- "Tsvangirai leaves Harare hospital" 16 March 2007, BBC News
he was also a founding member of the nca a human rights group for the change of constitution . tendai has three children and is currently living in zimbabwe