Canaan Banana

President of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987

Canaan Sodindo Banana (5 March 1936 – 10 November 2003) was a Zimbabwean Methodist minister, theologian, and politician who served as the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987. He was Zimbabwe's first head of state after the Lancaster House Agreement that led to the country’s independence. In 1987, he stepped down as President and was succeeded by Prime Minister Robert Mugabe, who became the country's executive president. In 1997, Banana was accused of being a homosexual, and after a highly publicised trial, was convicted of 11 counts of sodomy and "unnatural acts", serving six months in prison.

View details

expand_more

Canaan Banana was born on Thursday, 5 March 1936 in Esiphezini, Southern Rhodesia. He was best known as a head of state. Banana's country of citizenship (nationality) was Zimbabwean. He died on Monday, 10 November 2003. His religion is listed as Methodist. He had black eyes and bald hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Pisces.

You can find people similar to Canaan Banana by visiting our lists Rhodesian United Methodist clergy and Zimbabwean people of Lesotho descent.

Full name at birth	full name at birth
Claim to fame	claim to fame
Date of birth	5 March 1936	edit
Place of birth	Esiphezini, Southern Rhodesia	edit
Date of death	10 November 2003	edit
Age	67 (age at death)
Occupation	Clergyman, Politician	edit
Occupation category	Head of State	edit
Nationality	Zimbabwean	edit

PERSONAL DETAILS

Height	height
Build	Slim	edit
Hair color	Bald	edit
Eye color	Black	edit
Gender	Male	edit
Ethnicity	Black	edit
Sexuality	Bisexual	edit
Religion	Methodist	edit
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Distinctive feature	distinctive feature
Pets	pets

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

High school	high school
University	university
Talent agency	talent agency
Political affiliation	political affiliation
Political party	political party

Contributors

More...

Lists (25)

Similar profiles

add_box

This page is the FamousFix profile for Canaan Banana. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. We welcome your contributions... so please create an account if you would like to collaborate with other editor's in helping to shape this website.