Charles Munhamu Utete, Charles Munhamu Botsio Utete (October 30, 1938 – July 15, 2016) was a Zimbabwean academic.

History

He was the Chairman of Cairns Holdings Ltd. since January 2007. He served as a Director at Seed Co. Ltd., and had been a Director at Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Ltd. since September 2009 He retired from government in 2003. Utete was born in Chivhu and went to primary school in Kwenda Mission school. He studied at the University of Zimbabwe. After completing his first degree he traveled to

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in the United States where he completed a Masters in Political Science at

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. He then enrolled at

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, Canada until 1971 where he completed an MA and PhD in International Relations and Public Administration. He was put on the

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list in 2003 and remained on the list until 2016.

Death

Utete died on 15 July 2016. He collapsed at his Highlands home in

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. Zanu-PF declared him a national hero and he became the first civil servant to be buried at the National Heroes Acre.

References

1938 births 2016 deaths Zimbabwean academics People from Chivhu {{Zimbabwe-bio-stub