{"id":33272,"date":"2021-01-22T22:28:35","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T20:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=33272"},"modified":"2021-01-22T19:12:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T17:12:56","slug":"former-education-minister-aeneas-soko-chigwedere-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/former-education-minister-aeneas-soko-chigwedere-dies","title":{"rendered":"Former Education Minister Aeneas Soko Chigwedere Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former education minister, Mashonaland East governor and historian Aeneas Soko Chigwedere has died at the age of 81.<\/p>\n<p>His son, Casper, confirmed the former minister\u2019s death saying his father died following \u201cCovid-19 related complications\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Aeneas Chigwedere<\/b><\/p>\n<p>was a Zimbabwean politician, traditional chief, author, teacher and historian.<\/p>\n<p>He was former Resident Minister and Governor of Mashonaland East Province, former Senator and acting Minister of Education, Sport and Culture.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, he was appointed ZANU-PF Mashonaland East Province acting provincial chairman.<\/p>\n<p><b>More: ZimLive; Pindula<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Former education minister, Mashonaland East governor and historian Aeneas Soko Chigwedere has died at the age of 81. His son, Casper, confirmed the former minister\u2019s death saying his father died following \u201cCovid-19 related complications\u201d Aeneas Chigwedere was a Zimbabwean politician, traditional chief, author, teacher and historian. 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