Jackson Mutero Chirenje

Jackson Mutero Chirenje (July 10, 1935 – September 23, 1988) was a Zimbabwean historian. He was born in Mudzimuirema, Chihota, Rhodesia. He served as Secretary of the African Teachers' Union of Rhodesia in 1961. He received a B.A. in history from Boston University, an M.A. in history from the University of California at Los Angeles and a PhD. in history from University of London. He taught African history, African philosophy and Afro-American history at Harvard University. He was a senior lecturer and chairman of the history department at the University of Zimbabwe.