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Phelekezela Mphoko

1940 - 2024

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Phelekezela Mphoko (11 June 1940 – 6 December 2024) was a Zimbabwean politician, diplomat, businessman and military commander who served as Second Vice-President of Zimbabwe from 2014 until 2017, as well as Zimbabwe's ambassador to Russia, Botswana and South Africa. Legally, Mphoko was the acting President of Zimbabwe from 21 to 24 November 2017, however, as he was not in the country at the time, his official standing on this is unclear. Mphoko's term as vice-president was ended by President Emmerson Mnangagwa following the dissolution of the cabinet on 27 November 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phelekezela Mphoko is the 15,699th most popular politician (up from 17,082nd in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Zimbabwe (down from 17th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Zimbabwean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Phelekezela Mphoko ranks 15,699 out of 19,576. Before him are Lyudmila Pakhomova, Loyola de Palacio, Charles Bradlaugh, Ieremia Tabai, Aly Lotfy Mahmoud, and Lucien Carr. After him are Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Mustafa A. G. Abushagur, Gianni De Michelis, Basil Boioannes, Sila María Calderón, and Abdus Sattar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Phelekezela Mphoko ranks 455. Before him are Leonid Osyka, György Sarlós, Robert Blust, S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan, Sven-Gunnar Larsson, and Thue Christiansen. After him are Gianni De Michelis, Viktor Pavlov, Francisco Toledo, Ermindo Onega, Nicolae Lupescu, and Alex Trebek. Among people deceased in 2024, Phelekezela Mphoko ranks 393. Before him are Klaus Töpfer, Jean Malaurie, Joanne Chory, Marlena Shaw, Robert Coover, and Bob Bryar. After him are Maxine Singer, Ben Vautier, Dorothy Allison, Gary Shaw, Toumani Diabaté, and Charles Cyphers.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, Phelekezela Mphoko ranks 20 out of 45. Before him are John Love (1924), Abel Muzorewa (1925), Ismail ibn Musa Menk (1975), Paula Hawkins (1972), Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959), and Lobengula (1845). After him are Mario Frangoulis (1967), Kevin Ullyett (1972), Roy Welensky (1907), Sibusiso Moyo (1960), Susan Huggett (1954), and Dorothy Masuka (1935).

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Among POLITICIANS In Zimbabwe

Among politicians born in Zimbabwe, Phelekezela Mphoko ranks 11. Before him are Canaan Banana (1936), Morgan Tsvangirai (1952), Rupiah Banda (1937), Joshua Nkomo (1917), Abel Muzorewa (1925), and Lobengula (1845). After him are Roy Welensky (1907), and Sibusiso Moyo (1960).

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