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{{Short description|Zimbabwean politician (born 1958)}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name =Blessing Chebundo
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|order = Member of Parliament
|office = Kwekwe Constituency
|term_start =2000
|term_end =
|predecessor =[[Emmerson Mnangagwa]]
|successor =
|constituency =[[Kwekwe]]
|majority =
|order1 = Secretary
|office1 = MDC Secretary for Health
|term_start1 =2001
|term_end1 =2005
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|order2 = Member
|office2 = National Executive Committee of the African National Congress
|term_start2 =2006
|term_end2 =
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|birth_date ={{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|10|08}}
|birth_place ={{flag|Rhodesia}}
|death_date =
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|party =[[Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai|Movement for Democratic Change]]
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|residence =[[Kwekwe]]
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|website =http://www.mdc.co.zw
|footnotes = He belongs to the 'Tsvangirai MDC Faction'
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'''Blessing Chebundo''' (born 8 October 1958) is a [[Zimbabwe]]an politician, a member of parliament and a leading figure in the opposition [[Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai|Movement for Democratic Change]] (MDC).<ref name=MDC>[http://www.mdc.co.zw/parliament-BlessingChebundo.asp Profile at MDC website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080121191559/http://www.mdc.co.zw/parliament-BlessingChebundo.asp |date=21 January 2008 }}.</ref> He rose to fame by defeating [[Emmerson Mnangagwa]] in a contest to represent [[Kwekwe]] constituency in the parliament of Zimbabwe in the [[2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election|2000 parliamentary election]].<ref name=Lebo>Lebo Nkatazo, "After 2 defeats, Mnangagwa opts for rural constituency"{{cite web |url=http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/mnanga12.17704.html |title=After 2 defeats, Mnangagwa opts for rural constituency |access-date=2008-02-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208120758/http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/mnanga12.17704.html |archive-date=8 February 2008 }}(Retrieved 11 February 2008)</ref><ref>Mugabe Cabinet Crisis {{cite web |url=http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/2julb.html |title=Zimbabwe news |access-date=2008-02-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611235307/http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/2julb.html |archive-date=11 June 2008 }}(Retrieved 11 February 2008)</ref> Mnangagwa, a heavyweight in [[ZANU-PF]], was predicted to easily win the constituency, but Chebundo won the seat despite threats to his life.<ref>Terror Tactics {{cite web |url=http://asiapacific.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR460142000?open%26of%3DENG-ZWE |title=Zimbabwe: Terror tactics in the run-up to parliamentary elections, June 2000 – Amnesty International |access-date=2008-02-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210211542/http://asiapacific.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR460142000?open&of=ENG-ZWE |archive-date=10 December 2008 }}(Retrieved 11 February 2008)</ref> As an incumbent, he again defeated Mnangagwa and was re-elected in the [[2005 Zimbabwean parliamentary election|March 2005 parliamentary election]].<ref name=Lebo/>

== Background ==
Chebundo is a founder member of the Movement for Democratic Change, a political party that was formed in September 1999. He has represented Kwekwe constituency in the [[Parliament of Zimbabwe]] since the watershed elections of 2000. Before the formation of the MDC, Chebundo had been the vice-chairman of the [[Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions]] (ZCTU) for the Central Region; he was also national treasurer of the Zimbabwe Chemical & Allied Workers Union from 1990 to 2000. He served as the MDC's secretary of health from 2001 to 2005 and has been a member of its National Executive Committee since 2006.<ref name=MDC/>

== MDC split ==
Chebundo initially joined the 'rebels', led by [[Welshman Ncube]], that broke away from the MDC. However, Chebundo eventually rejoined the main MDC, citing the wishes of the members of his constituency in Kwekwe.<ref>Mutambara Faction hit by defections [https://archive.today/20110522104530/http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-04/2006-04-11-voa66.cfm](Retrieved 11 February 2008)</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Morgan Tsvangirai]]
*[[Arthur Mutambara]]

== References ==
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{{7th Parliament of Zimbabwe}}
{{Members of the 5th Parliament of Zimbabwe}}

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[[Category:1958 births]]
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[[Category:Members of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe]]
[[Category:Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai politicians]]
[[Category:Members of the 5th Parliament of Zimbabwe]]
[[Category:Members of the 6th Parliament of Zimbabwe]]
[[Category:Members of the 7th Parliament of Zimbabwe]]

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