Tobaiwa Mudede

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Tobaiwa Mudede
Registrar-General of Zimbabwe
Assumed office
1980
PresidentCanaan Banana
Prime MinisterRobert Mugabe
PresidentRobert Mugabe
Personal details
Born (1944-01-11) 11 January 1944 (age 80)
Zvimba,  Rhodesia and Nyasaland
NationalityZimbabwean
Political partyZANU-PF
SpouseSarah

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]

Family

Tobaiwa Mudede is related to writer and filmmaker Charles Mudede.[4]

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