Willie Musarurwa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Willie Musarurwa

Zimbabwean journalist

Date of Birth: 24-Nov-1927

Place of Birth: Zvimba District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe

Date of Death: 03-Apr-1990

Profession: journalist, newspaper editor

Nationality: Zimbabwe

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Wirayi Dzawanda "Willie" Musarurwa (24 November 1927 – 3 April 1990) was a Zimbabwean journalist. Musarurwa studied at Princeton University from 1961 to 1962. He opposed the policies of both the minority white government and later the majority black government.
He was imprisoned for over 10 years without trial.
Later, he became chief editor of Zimbabwe's leading Sunday newspaper, The Sunday Mail, but was subsequently removed from this position by orders of President Robert Mugabe for being "overly critical of the government.