Byron Hove

Byron R. Hove (born in 1940) served as Justice Minister in Zimbabwe Rhodesia with Hilary Squires as co-minister. He supported and participated in Prime Minister Ian Smith's Internal Settlement.[1] He later served as MP for Gokwe until April 1986 when he lost his position for misdemeanors.[2]

On April 18, 1978, he was unexpectedly fired after he criticized the government for excluding blacks from high-level jobs.[3]

In 1980 Hove was thrown out of Parliament after he openly criticized the Mugabe administration for corruption, saying,

“ there are two laws – one for the leaders and one for the people.[4] ”

References

  1. ^ A Black is Fired, May 15, 1978. TIME magazine
  2. ^ Jacqueline Audrey Kalley, Elna Schoeman, and L.E. Andor. Southern African Political History: a chronological of key political events from independence to mid-1997, 1999. Page 736.
  3. ^ Black Justice Minister Dismissed By Rhodesia's Transition Regime; 'Sure to Be Disastrous' Windfall for Guerrillas RHODESIA DISMISSES BLACK JUSTICE CHIEF, April 28, 1978. The New York Times.
  4. ^ In the mind of a visionary who turned into an autocrat, 2002. The Lifestyle Magazine