Lovemore Madhuku is a Zimbabwean politician and democracy activist who is best known for being one of the founding members of the National Constituent Assembly or NCA, a pro-democracy group.
19 Facts About Lovemore Madhuku
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An active civil society worker, Madhuku served as NCA's President from 2001 to 2011.
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Ever since Lovemore Madhuku has been trying to bring to an end the autocratic rule and establish a democratic constitution in Zimbabwe.
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Lovemore Madhuku attained his degree in law from the University of Zimbabwe and later did his doctorate degree from the University of Cambridge.
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Lovemore Madhuku has been appointed as a full-time professor at the University of Zimbabwe since 2011.
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Lovemore Madhuku penned the famous textbook, 'An Introduction to Zimbabwean Law' which gives an insight into Zimbabwean legal system.
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Lovemore Madhuku was born on 20 July 1966 in Chipinge, Zimbabwe.
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Lovemore Madhuku attended the University of Zimbabwe, receiving a Bachelor of Law degree in 1990.
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Lovemore Madhuku then travelled to the UK to study at the University of Cambridge, receiving a Master of Law in 1994 and a doctorate in 1999.
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Lovemore Madhuku was made a full professor at UZ in 2011.
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Lovemore Madhuku is a founding member of the National Constitutional Assembly, a pro-democracy group allied with the Movement for Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai.
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Lovemore Madhuku served as its vice president from 1997 to 2001 and its president from 2001 to 2011.
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In November 2001, Lovemore Madhuku was detained without charge for leading a demonstration after soldiers allegedly strangled a student and threw him from a train.
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Lovemore Madhuku has stated that his country home was burned down and his house in Harare badly damaged by attacks.
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Lovemore Madhuku was summoned to court again in 2011 for his leadership of 2004 protests, drawing international criticism.
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Lovemore Madhuku was re-elected as the NCA's chair in 2006 under controversial circumstances, as he had amended its constitution to extend his term of office.
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Lovemore Madhuku completed his final term as the group's chair in 2011.
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Lovemore Madhuku was awarded the 2004 Civil Courage Prize by the US-based Train Foundation, sharing it with Iranian activist Emadeddin Baghi.
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Lovemore Madhuku was unable to attend the ceremony due to the proposing banning of the NCA, and sending Nyarota to accept it on his behalf.