Isaac Matongo

Isaac Matongo

Isaac Matongo (12 March 1947 – 2 May 2007) was a Zimbabwean politician, and labor activist born in Masvingo. Matongo was elected vice-president of the National Engineering Workers' Union in 1988, eventually serving in the same position with the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions. He was the founding chairman of the Movement for Democratic Change, which is now the main opposition to the ZANU-PF party led by Robert Mugabe. He died on 2 May 2007 of suspected heart failure.

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* [http://www.swradioafrica.com/news030507/matongo030507.htm "Hundreds of mourners pay last respects to Matongo" swradioafrica.com, 4 May 2007]
* [http://www.zimdaily.com/news/117/ARTICLE/1621/2007-05-02.html Zimbabwe: MDC Chair Isaac Matongo found dead, zimdaily.com, 2 May 2007]


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