25 Facts About Nelson Chamisa

Nelson Chamisa was born on 2 February 1978 and is a Zimbabwean politician and the former President of the Citizens Coalition For Change.

Nelson Chamisa served as Member of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe for Kuwadzana East, Harare.

Nelson Chamisa was the Presidential candidate for the Citizens Coalition for Change in the 2023 Zimbabwean Presidential election.

Nelson Chamisa has served as the former chairperson of national youth for the same party as well as the Secretary for Information and Publicity for the opposition party Movement for Democratic Change.

In 2003, at the age of 25, Nelson Chamisa became the youngest Member of Parliament.

Nelson Chamisa was the youngest cabinet minister in Government of National Unity of Zimbabwe in 2009.

Nelson Chamisa was born in the small town of Masvingo in 1978.

Nelson Chamisa studied at Harare Polytechnic and the University of Zimbabwe.

Nelson Chamisa is the former chairperson of the MDC Youth Assembly.

Nelson Chamisa was elected MDC Alliance's spokesman at the Party Congress in June 2006.

Nelson Chamisa is a former secretary-general of the Zimbabwe National Students Union.

Nelson Chamisa served as a cabinet minister from February 2009 to July 2013, until the end of the Government of national Unity.

Nelson Chamisa served as the Movement for Democratic Change's organising secretary.

Nelson Chamisa lost the position of party Secretary-General in the party's 2014 Congress to Douglas Mwonzora.

Nelson Chamisa has been accused of barring other youth and student leaders from having closer access to party president Tsvangirai, a move allegedly meant to protect his position.

On 16 July 2016 Nelson Chamisa was appointed as co-Vice President of the MDC by Tsvangirai to serve alongside Mudzuri and Khupe.

On 14 February 2018, it was announced that Tsvangirai had succumbed to colon cancer in the hospital and the next day, the Party's national council appointed Nelson Chamisa acting president for a period of 12 months effectively elbowing Mudzuri and Khupe out.

On 30 July 2018, Nelson Chamisa lost a disputed election to ZANU PF's Mnangagwa.

Nelson Chamisa challenged the election results in Zimbabwe's constitutional court but his challenge was dismissed with cost.

Nelson Chamisa's claims are partially backed up by the EU observers and several other observer bodies that reported the elections were not free and fair.

In October 2021, their political party denounced a new attack against its leader, Nelson Chamisa, who came out unscathed after being shot the day before while in his car after a political rally.

Nelson Chamisa holds a master's in International Relations and Diplomacy from the University of Zimbabwe, Governance and Development Studies degree from the Stanford University in California USA, bachelor's degree in political science and public administration, and an LLB from the University of Zimbabwe.

Nelson Chamisa is a qualified lawyer and has worked for Harare law firm Atherstone and Cook since November 2014.

Nelson Chamisa has been characterized as a Christian social conservative and an economic progressive.

Nelson Chamisa's spokesperson and office refused to share the reasons of the visit, saying "It was a private visit, which was undertaken by the president and we expect him in the country anytime from now".