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Movement for Democratic Change secretary general Welshman Ncube said former army commander Solomon Mujuru was one of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front leaders that President Robert Mugabe still listened to.

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The appointment of Joyce Mujuru as Minister of Rural Resources and Water Development was a nod to her husband Solomon Mujuru because she had shown no interest in promoting women’s issues and was a great disappointment to women’s rights activists, according to the United States embassy.

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Former army commander Solomon Mujuru is reported to have asked President Robert Mugabe to stop purging corrupt Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front leaders in the run up to the 2000 elections.

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Former army commander Solomon Mujuru might have been HIV positive as far back as 2000 according to a cable released by Wikileaks.

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Solomon Mujuru was one of the most powerful people in Zimbabwe. He was reported to be one of the few Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front leaders who could openly challenge President Robert Mugabe. He was even referred to as a kingmaker. Mujuru had also become one of the richest people in the country with businesses that span across the entire economy from mining to retail. But he died a painful death that remains shrouded in mystery. There are more than 90 cables on him. Here is the first batch.

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River Ranch Diamond Mine in which former army commander Solomon Mujuru had a 20 percent stake announced that it would invest US$15 million in mine development and exploration which would double out from 30 000 tonnes of rock to 70 000 tonnes.

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Former army commander Solomon Mujuru demanded five tonnes of seed maize from SeedCo at a time when the company and the country were facing a massive shortfall.

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When Simba Makoni announced his intention to stand for president in 2008, there was wide speculation that he was being backed by former army commander Solomon Mujuru. Now that Mujuru is late, this is a question Zimbabweans will never know.

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Obert Mpofu has become one of the most powerful Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front politicians from Matabeleland. He has also been accused of being thoroughly corrupt. Tendai Biti, Simba Mudarikwa and Edward Chindori-Chininga all told United States embassy officials that he was corrupt. But he has survived it all. There are 46 Wikileaks cables on Mpofu and here they are.

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