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Enoch Dumbutshena
Chief Justice of Zimbabwe
In office
1984–1990
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Born (1920-04-20)April 20, 1920
Southern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia
Died December 14, 2000(2000-12-14) (aged 80)
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Nationality Zimbabwean
Political party Forum Party

Enoch Dumbutshena (20 April 1920 – 14 December 2000) was a distinguished Zimbabwean judge known for defending the independence of that country's judicial branch. He became Zimbabwe's first black judge in 1980 and served as Chief Justice of Zimbabwe from 1984 to 1990. Dumbutshena's decisions were often highly critical of President Robert Mugabe and his government. A former member of the International Commission of Jurists, he unsuccessfully attempted to launch a political career of his own in 1993 by founding the free-market Forum Party. He died in late 2000 of liver cancer.

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