Vitalis Zvinavashe
 Lt. Gen. (Rtd.) Vitalis Zvinavashe (27 September 1943 – 11 March 2009) was a retired former Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and politician. He was also a member of the Politburo of the ZANU-PF. Zvinavashe had modest academic credentials but was renowned among Zimbabwe’s military circles as a strategist.