branch allegiance placeofburial_label rank article_title name
air force of zimbabwe zimbabwe zimbabwe place of burial air vice-marshal elson moyo
 elson moyo
elson moyo

air vice-marshal elson moyo was a deputy commander of the air force of zimbabwe and one of the main figures in the 2007 zimbabwean coup d'état attempt .
elson moyo is the younger brother of july moyo , the former government minister who was dismissed by robert mugabe .
elson moyo achieved some notoriety after he was sued for allegedly committing adultery with the wife of a policeman .
after zimbabwe gained independence , moyo was a flying instructor at thornhill airbase in gweru .
during this time he trained many pilots who went on to become senior officers in the afz .
moyo was promoted from air commodore to air vice-marshal in november 2003 .
in early 2007 , he held the post of chief of staff - operations .
unlike the air force commander , perence shiri and the other high ranking afz officers , moyo is able to fly an aircraft and as such he commanded a degree of personal loyalty from those senior officers whom he instructed during their flying training .
following what were reported as clashes with air marshal shiri , in march 2007 moyo had become critically ill as a result of suspected poisoning .
he later recovered .
moyo was arrested on 7 june 2007 along with major general engelbert rugeje and around 400 other military personnel for allegedly plotting to overthrow the mugabe administration .
it was later noted that moyo was under 24-hour surveillance and had been removed from his public roles .
