George Tawengwa (born 6 March 1915 – died 13 April 1982 in Harare) was the first black millionaire (in US dollars) in Zimbabwe, a prominent businessman who was engaged in transport, retail, hotel and agriculture industries. He was the owner of the Mushandirapamwe Hotel in Highfield, Harare and others. In 1960 he was the first black person to purchase a 1,872.0-hectare commercial farm (Zimdale farm in Marondera) from a white farmer, in the then colonial system by a racist white minority of Southern Zimbabwe He went on to purchase other surrounding farms to Zimdale, namely: Sandra farm, Keal (B) farm and Mhendamu.
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6 March 1915
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Died |
13 April 1982 (aged 67)
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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