John Gwitira, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John Gwitira

politician

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1949

Place of Birth: Nyanadzi, Zimbabwe

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Libra

John Munodawafa Gwitira (born 17 October 1949), also known by his nom-de-guerre Kenneth Gwindingwi, is a Zimbabwean veterans' activist and politician.
He served as the Chairman of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association from 1989 to 1997. Gwitira was born in 1949 in Nyanadzi.
He was educated at Chibero College of Agriculture, where he was expelled for his political activism.
In 1970, he joined the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) and began fighting in the Rhodesian Bush War.
After the war ended and many veterans became disgruntled at the lack of benefits they were expecting from the government, the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) was formed in April 1989.
Gwitira was its first chairman from its founding to 1997, when he was succeeded by Chenjerai Hunzvi.
After 1997, he served as ZNLWVA's deputy chairman.
In 2016, he ran unsuccessfully in the ZANU–PF primaries for a seat in Parliament for the Chimanimani West constituency.