About Peter Chanetsa
Lived 1946 – 2017 (aged 70–71). Peter Chanetsa was a Zimbabwean politician.
Peter Tapera Chanetsa (15 July 1946 – 2 January 2017) was a Zimbabwean politician.
Biography Born 15 July 1946, Chanetsa was a ZANU–PF who was appointed as the first African Chief of Protocol in the Zimbabwean government. He was also a governor of the Mashonaland West Province, as well as serving as an MP for Hurungwe North from 2000 to 2005. with him attempting to seize 874 hectares of farmland owned by nuns in 2004. He was later a diplomat.
He was married to ombudswoman Beatrice Chanetsa.
In 2016, Lavender Makoni nearly sentenced Chanetsa to prison for the remainder of his life, but he instead took a $19,000 fine, in which he was ordered to pay CBZ Bank Limited $1,000 until the debt was repaid.
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Who was Peter Chanetsa?
Zimbabwean politician
When was Peter Chanetsa born?
Peter Chanetsa was born on 15 July 1946.
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Peter Chanetsa died in 2017.
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Peter Chanetsa was a politician.
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Peter Chanetsa was Zimbabwean.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Peter Chanetsa. https://biography.guide/peter-chanetsa/
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