Sibusiso Busi Moyo was a Zimbabwean politician and army Lieutenant general.
12 Facts About Sibusiso Moyo
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Sibusiso Moyo was noted for announcing the ousting of Robert Mugabe on national television during the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'etat.
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Sibusiso Moyo went on to serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in the cabinet of Emmerson Mnangagwa from November 2017 until his death.
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Sibusiso Moyo earned a Masters in International Relations and a PhD in International Relations from the University of Zimbabwe, as well as a Masters in Business Administration from the Zimbabwe Open University.
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SB Sibusiso Moyo served as a major general in the Zimbabwe National Army, before being promoted to lieutenant general on retirement in December 2017.
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Sibusiso Moyo was promoted from brigadier general to major general by former President Robert Mugabe in January 2016.
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Sibusiso Moyo gave a statement to state broadcaster Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation on 15 November 2017, one day after the house arrest of Mugabe.
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Sibusiso Moyo was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade on 30 November 2017 by Emmerson Mnangagwa, who replaced Mugabe as President of Zimbabwe.
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Sibusiso Moyo was one of three members of Mnangagwa's cabinet who was not a member of parliament.
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Sibusiso Moyo was in attendance at the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London.
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Sibusiso Moyo was married to Loice Matanda, a judge who served as ZACC chairperson.
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Sibusiso Moyo died of COVID-19 on 20 January 2021, at a local hospital in Harare.