Tobaiwa Mudede

Tobaiwa Mudede
Registrar-General of Zimbabwe
Incumbent
Assumed office
1980
President Canaan Banana
Prime Minister Robert Mugabe
President Robert Mugabe
Personal details
Born 11 January 1944
Zvimba,  Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Nationality Zimbabwean
Political party ZANU-PF
Spouse(s) Sarah

Tobaiwa Mudede is the Registrar-General of Zimbabwe for Robert Mugabe's government. Mudede has been accused by international human rights organizations of falsifying voting records to ensure Mugabe remains in power.[1] Mudede gained a reputation from foreign journalists as a key player in press censorship and a culpable member of the Mugabe regime for human rights violations.[2]

Elections

Tobaiwa Mudede has been in charge of all elections held in Zimbabwe since 1980. His critics charge him with manipulating the elections to favor President Mugabe and ZANU-PF, a charge he denies.[3]

References

  1. News Briefs From Zimbabwe
  2. Reporters sans frontières
  3. Mugabe's gang men (accessed 02/10/2008)