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Mnangagwa hosts University of Zambia law Alumni
04 Jun 2025 at 13:32hrs | Views
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is hosting a nostalgic reunion with his former University of Zambia Law School classmates at State House in Harare, rekindling memories of student life in the 1970s and celebrating decades of personal and professional journeys.
The private gathering, which began earlier today, brings together surviving members of the University of Zambia's Law Class of 1975 — a cohort that once numbered 53 students. Most of Mnangagwa's classmates have since passed on, adding emotional depth to the occasion.
President Mnangagwa pursued his legal studies in Zambia following his release from prison in then-Rhodesia, where he was incarcerated for his involvement in the country's liberation struggle. His time at the University of Zambia laid the academic foundation for his post-independence political and legal career.
Senior government officials, Cabinet Ministers, ZANU PF Politburo members, and Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Zambia, Charity Charamba, were in attendance at the event, which blends camaraderie with ceremony.
According to officials, the reunion provides the President an opportunity to reconnect with a few remaining peers from his youth and reflect on the critical years that shaped his legal and political identity.
Sources at the gathering described the atmosphere as warm and reflective, with attendees sharing anecdotes about their university days and the profound transformations that have occurred in both Zimbabwe and Zambia since the 1970s.
The President's gesture is seen as both personal and symbolic — a tribute to long-standing friendships and a nod to the regional solidarity that supported Zimbabwe's liberation movement.
The private gathering, which began earlier today, brings together surviving members of the University of Zambia's Law Class of 1975 — a cohort that once numbered 53 students. Most of Mnangagwa's classmates have since passed on, adding emotional depth to the occasion.
President Mnangagwa pursued his legal studies in Zambia following his release from prison in then-Rhodesia, where he was incarcerated for his involvement in the country's liberation struggle. His time at the University of Zambia laid the academic foundation for his post-independence political and legal career.
According to officials, the reunion provides the President an opportunity to reconnect with a few remaining peers from his youth and reflect on the critical years that shaped his legal and political identity.
Sources at the gathering described the atmosphere as warm and reflective, with attendees sharing anecdotes about their university days and the profound transformations that have occurred in both Zimbabwe and Zambia since the 1970s.
The President's gesture is seen as both personal and symbolic — a tribute to long-standing friendships and a nod to the regional solidarity that supported Zimbabwe's liberation movement.
Source - ZBC
