MCQs on Prime Ministers of Zimbabwe

  • Who was the first Prime Minister of Zimbabwe?
    • A) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • B) Robert Mugabe
    • C) Ian Smith
    • D) Abel Muzorewa
    • Answer: C) Ian Smith
  • What year did Ian Smith become the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe?
    • A) 1965
    • B) 1964
    • C) 1970
    • D) 1980
    • Answer: A) 1965
  • Which Prime Minister of Zimbabwe served as the leader of the opposition?
    • A) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • B) Robert Mugabe
    • C) Josiah Tongogara
    • D) Edgar Tekere
    • Answer: A) Morgan Tsvangirai
  • When did Zimbabwe officially gain independence from Britain?
    • A) 1979
    • B) 1980
    • C) 1975
    • D) 1981
    • Answer: B) 1980
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe before Robert Mugabe became President?
    • A) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • B) Ian Smith
    • C) Abel Muzorewa
    • D) Joshua Nkomo
    • Answer: C) Abel Muzorewa
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 2009 to 2013?
    • A) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • B) Robert Mugabe
    • C) Ian Smith
    • D) Emmerson Mnangagwa
    • Answer: A) Morgan Tsvangirai
  • Which Prime Minister of Zimbabwe was also the leader of the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU)?
    • A) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • B) Robert Mugabe
    • C) Josiah Tongogara
    • D) Ian Smith
    • Answer: B) Robert Mugabe
  • Who was the acting Prime Minister after Ian Smith?
    • A) Abel Muzorewa
    • B) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • C) Josiah Tongogara
    • D) Edgar Tekere
    • Answer: A) Abel Muzorewa
  • What was the main political party of Ian Smith?
    • A) ZANU
    • B) ZAPU
    • C) Rhodesian Front
    • D) MDC
    • Answer: C) Rhodesian Front
  • Who succeeded Morgan Tsvangirai as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe?
    • A) Robert Mugabe
    • B) Emmerson Mnangagwa
    • C) Ian Smith
    • D) Abel Muzorewa
    • Answer: B) Emmerson Mnangagwa
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe during the unity government period?
    • A) Robert Mugabe
    • B) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • C) Josiah Tongogara
    • D) Ian Smith
    • Answer: B) Morgan Tsvangirai
  • Which Prime Minister of Zimbabwe was a key figure in the independence movement of Zimbabwe?
    • A) Robert Mugabe
    • B) Ian Smith
    • C) Abel Muzorewa
    • D) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • Answer: A) Robert Mugabe
  • What year did Morgan Tsvangirai first become Prime Minister?
    • A) 2000
    • B) 2009
    • C) 2005
    • D) 2013
    • Answer: B) 2009
  • Which Prime Minister was a key figure in the Rhodesian Bush War?
    • A) Ian Smith
    • B) Robert Mugabe
    • C) Josiah Tongogara
    • D) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • Answer: C) Josiah Tongogara
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe during the 1980 elections?
    • A) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • B) Ian Smith
    • C) Robert Mugabe
    • D) Abel Muzorewa
    • Answer: D) Abel Muzorewa
  • Who served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987?
    • A) Robert Mugabe
    • B) Ian Smith
    • C) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • D) Abel Muzorewa
    • Answer: A) Robert Mugabe
  • Who was the leader of the Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU)?
    • A) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • B) Robert Mugabe
    • C) Joshua Nkomo
    • D) Abel Muzorewa
    • Answer: C) Joshua Nkomo
  • Which Prime Minister was in office during the Lancaster House Agreement?
    • A) Abel Muzorewa
    • B) Ian Smith
    • C) Robert Mugabe
    • D) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • Answer: B) Ian Smith
  • What major event took place in Zimbabwe in 1980?
    • A) Independence
    • B) The Lancaster House Agreement
    • C) The Rhodesian War
    • D) The land reform program
    • Answer: A) Independence
  • Who became the first Prime Minister of independent Zimbabwe?
    • A) Abel Muzorewa
    • B) Ian Smith
    • C) Robert Mugabe
    • D) Josiah Tongogara
    • Answer: C) Robert Mugabe
  • What is the political party associated with Robert Mugabe?
    • A) MDC
    • B) ZAPU
    • C) ZANU-PF
    • D) MDC-T
    • Answer: C) ZANU-PF
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe when the country adopted its new constitution in 2013?
    • A) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • B) Robert Mugabe
    • C) Ian Smith
    • D) Abel Muzorewa
    • Answer: B) Robert Mugabe
  • Which Prime Minister was known for his role in the land reform program?
    • A) Ian Smith
    • B) Abel Muzorewa
    • C) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • D) Robert Mugabe
    • Answer: D) Robert Mugabe
  • When did Robert Mugabe first become Prime Minister of Zimbabwe?
    • A) 1965
    • B) 1980
    • C) 2009
    • D) 2005
    • Answer: B) 1980
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe immediately before Morgan Tsvangirai?
    • A) Robert Mugabe
    • B) Ian Smith
    • C) Abel Muzorewa
    • D) Josiah Tongogara
    • Answer: A) Robert Mugabe
  • What year did Zimbabwe abolish the position of Prime Minister?
    • A) 1980
    • B) 1987
    • C) 1990
    • D) 2000
    • Answer: B) 1987
  • Who served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe during the 2008-2009 economic crisis?
    • A) Robert Mugabe
    • B) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • C) Ian Smith
    • D) Abel Muzorewa
    • Answer: B) Morgan Tsvangirai
  • Which Prime Minister was known for his role in the Lancaster House Agreement?
    • A) Ian Smith
    • B) Abel Muzorewa
    • C) Robert Mugabe
    • D) Josiah Tongogara
    • Answer: A) Ian Smith
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe during the country’s first multiparty elections?
    • A) Abel Muzorewa
    • B) Ian Smith
    • C) Robert Mugabe
    • D) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • Answer: A) Abel Muzorewa
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe immediately before the position was abolished in 1987?
    • A) Ian Smith
    • B) Robert Mugabe
    • C) Morgan Tsvangirai
    • D) Abel Muzorewa
    • Answer: B) Robert Mugabe

 

Name Term Start Term End Party
Ian Smith 1964 1979 Rhodesian Front
Abel Muzorewa 1979 1980 United African National Council (UANC)
Robert Mugabe 1980 1987 Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU)
Morgan Tsvangirai 2009 2013 Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)
Emmerson Mnangagwa 2017 Present Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF)

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