Lovemore Madhuku
Lovemore Madhuku | |
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| Born | 20 July 1966 |
| Alma mater | University of Zimbabwe (LLB, 1990) University of Cambridge (PhD, 1999) |
| Occupation | law professor |
| Employer | University of Zimbabwe |
| Organization | National Constitutional Assembly |
| Known for | democracy activism |
Lovemore Madhuku is a Zimbabwean politician and democracy activist who is best known for being one of the founding members of the National Constituent Assembly ((NCA)), a pro-democracy group. An active civil society worker, Madhuku served as NCA's President from 2001 to 2011. During his tenure as the President, he aimed at bringing forth a new autonomous constitution in Zimbabwe that would get rid of the one-party rule of Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe since 1987.
The highlight of his career came when the NCA defeated a constitution introduced by Mugabe in the national referendum in 2000. Ever since Madhuku has been trying to bring to an end the autocratic rule and establish a democratic constitution in Zimbabwe. He has been appointed as a full-time professor at the University of Zimbabwe since 2011. Madhuku penned the famous textbook, 'An Introduction to Zimbabwean Law' which gives an insight into Zimbabwean legal system.