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- ↑ MubakoApril 20, Simbi MubakoBornSimbi Veke; Mubako, 1936EducationRoma; London School of EconomicsAlma materHarvard Law SchoolOccupationNationalistKnown forBeing Gen Josiah Magama Tongogara’s Defensive Legal Counsel in Zambia concerning Barrister Herbert Wilshire Chitepo’s Assassination Trial; Nationalist Notable workFirst Zimbabwean Justice Minister post independenceHome townMasvingoChildrenTaka; Mubako, Pfumo. "About Simbi Mubako - Pindula, Local Knowledge". www.pindula.co.zw. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Past Time to Isolate Zimbabwe". The Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001". Ratical. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
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