Canaan Banana Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Canaan Banana, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Zimbabwe.

2 records1980–20032 events2 places

Chronological biography

1980

Appointment as President18 April 1980

Government / Government of Zimbabwe · President of Zimbabwe · Salisbury

Banana becomes Zimbabwe's first President at independence.

2003

Death of Canaan Banana10 November 2003

Government / Government of Zimbabwe · President of Zimbabwe · London

Former President Canaan Banana dies after a long illness.

Titles and roles

President of Zimbabwe

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.