[DOC] [TLE] Canaan Banana - Wikipedia [PAR] Canaan Sodindo Banana (5 March 1936  10 November 2003) served as the first President of Zimbabwe from 18 April 1980 until 31 December 1987. A Methodist minister, he held the largely ceremonial office of the presidency while his eventual successor, Robert Mugabe, served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe. [DOC] [TLE] List of Presidents of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia [PAR] The office of the President of Zimbabwe was established in 1980, when the country gained independence from the United Kingdom. A Methodist minister, Canaan Banana, became the first President and he served until 1987, in a mostly ceremonial role. The real power was vested in the Prime Minister, Robert Mugabe. [DOC] [TLE] Robert Mugabe - Wikipedia [PAR] Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the current President of Zimbabwe, serving since 22 
December 1987 .... Under pressure from Henry Kissinger, South African Prime 
Minister B. J. ..... President Robert Mugabe said his drive to give black 
Zimbabweans greater ... Mugabe became prime minister and was toasted by the 
international... [DOC] [TLE] Prime Minister of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia [PAR] The Prime Minister of Zimbabwe was a political office in the government of 
Zimbabwe that existed on two separate occasions. The first person to hold the 
position was Robert Mugabe from 1980 to 1987 following independence from the 
United Kingdom. He took office when Southern Rhodesia became the Republic 
of Zimbabwe ... Executive authority was shared between the president, the prime 
minister... [DOC] [TLE] Robert Mugabe - Prime Minister - Biography.com [PAR] Apr 2, 2014 ... In 1980, when British rule ended, Mugabe became prime minister of the new 
Republic of Zimbabwe. In 1987, he was elected president of Zimbabwe. ... He 
attended school at the local Jesuit mission under the supervision of school ... In 
1960, Robert Mugabe returned to his hometown on leave, planning to... [DOC] [TLE] List of Presidents of Zimbabwe - Revolvy [PAR] The President is also the head of government , as the office of Prime Minister was 
abolished in 1987. ... A Methodist minister, Canaan Banana , became the first 
President and he ... of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2003 under President Robert 
Mugabe . ... During his lifetime, Banana brought together two of the country's 
political... [DOC] [TLE] Canaan Banana, president jailed in sex scandal, dies | World news ... [PAR] Nov 10, 2003 ... President Robert Mugabe announced Banana's death on state ... He 
relinquished the post in 1987 when Mr Mugabe, then prime minister, became 
executive president. ... After standing by her husband through his trial, Mrs 
Banana left ... Accord of 1987 which brought an end to the country's 
Matabeleland... [DOC] [TLE] Canaan Banana Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline [PAR] Canaan Banana was the first black President of Zimbabwe. ... honourable career, 
Banana was charged of sexually harassing people under him. ... In 1980, 
following the country's independence, Banana was elected as its first president. 
... from his office of the President after the then Prime Minister Robert Mugabe 
took over... [DOC] [TLE] Robert Mugabe | president of Zimbabwe | Britannica.com [PAR] The first prime minister (198087) of the reconstituted state of Zimbabwe, 
formerly ... rule in his country, becoming executive president of Zimbabwe in 
1987. ... a landslide victory over the other black parties, and he became prime 
minister. ... one under the name of ZANU-PF, and as first secretary of the new 
party, Mugabe... [DOC] [TLE] Canaan Banana - Telegraph [PAR] Nov 12, 2003 ... First president of an independent Zimbabwe whose career ended in disgrace ... 
became his country's first black head of state in 1980 following the bloody ... 
autocratic Robert Mugabe, who took over as executive president, after ... of the 
agreement between Rhodesia's prime minister Ian Smith and Sir Alec... [DOC] [TLE] Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe - GlobalSecurity.org [PAR] Sep 3, 2016 ... When President Robert Mugabe married Grace she appeared to many people as 
a trophy wife. ... He became the NDP's public relations officer in 1960 and, as the 
... President Canaan Banana, a Methodist minster who had vigorously ... the 
prime minister has sought to deal

Question: Prime Minister of this country under President Banana, Robert Mugabe became its president in 1987
Answer: Zimbabwe