Gideon Gono

Gideon Gono
Gono after speaking to Parliament in 2008
4th Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
In office
1 December 2003 – 30 November 2013
PresidentRobert Mugabe
Preceded byLeonard Tsumba
Succeeded byCharity Dhliwayo
Personal details
Born (1959-11-29) 29 November 1959 (age 64)
Rhodesia and Nyasaland
SpouseHelen Gono
Residence(s)Harare, Zimbabwe
Alma materUniversity of Zimbabwe
ProfessionBanker

Gideon Gono (born 29 November 1959) is a former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, serving from 2003 to 2013,[1] and is the former CEO of the CBZ Bank Limited.[2][3]

Gono became known internationally due to his connection to the hyperinflation in Zimbabwe.[4]

  1. ^ "Goodbye says RBZ Chief Gideon Gono" Archived 6 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, New Zimbabwe, 30 November 2013
  2. ^ ries/200706240121.html "Zimbabwe: 'Mugabe downfall within six months'", Zimbabwe Standard, 24 June 2007
  3. ^ "Gideon Gono, Mugabe's new political tool" Archived 30 October 2005 at the Wayback Machine, Kubatana.net, 19 August 2005 (accessed 2 August 2008)
  4. ^ "Welcome to Zimbabwe". 5 April 2010.