Josiah Zion Gumede

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The Honourable Josiah Zion Gumede GCLM MBE
Josiah Zion Gumede
President of Zimbabwe Rhodesia
In office 1 June 1979 – 12 December 1979
Monarch	Elizabeth II (Rhodesia was recognised as a British colony until 1980)
Prime Minister	Abel Muzorewa
Preceded by	Henry Everard (as President of Rhodesia)
Succeeded by	Canaan Banana (as President of Zimbabwe)
Personal details
Born	19 September 1919 Bembesi, Southern Rhodesia
Died	28 March 1989(1989-03-28) (aged 69) Zimbabwe
Nationality	Zimbabwean
Spouse	Esther Gumede
Relations	Natalie Gumede (grandchild)
Children	4
Residence(s)	Bulawayo, Manxeleni
Occupation	School teacher, Politician, Diplomat
Awards

Josiah Zion Gumede GCLM MBE (19 September 1919 – 28 March 1989) was the first and only president of the self-proclaimed, and internationally unrecognised, state of Zimbabwe Rhodesia during 1979, before Rhodesia briefly reverted to British rule until the country's independence as Zimbabwe in 1980.