Samuel Parirenyatwa
Dr Samuel Parirenyatwa | |
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| First Vice-President of ZAPU | |
| In office January 1962 – August 1962 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tichafa Samuel Parirenyatwa 17 July 1927 |
| Died | 14 August 1962 (aged 35) |
| Party | Zimbabwe African People's Union |
| Spouse | Sibongile Yeni |
| Children | David Parirenyatwa |
| Alma mater | Fort Hare University University of Witwatersrand |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Physician |
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Tichafa Samuel Parirenyatwa (17 July 1927 – 14 August 1962) was Zimbabwe's first trained black physician, medical doctor and the first vice-president of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU). He rose to prominence during ZAPU's political struggle against the colonial administration in Southern Rhodesia.