Caroline Gombakomba
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|birth_date={{Birth date|1968|04|07}} |
|birth_date={{Birth date|1968|04|07}} |
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|birth_place=[[Harare |
|birth_place=[[Harare]], [[Rhodesia]] |
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|death_date={{Death date and age|2008|12|18|1968|04|07}} |
|death_date={{Death date and age|2008|12|18|1968|04|07}} |
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|death_place=[[Silver Spring, Maryland]], U.S. |
|death_place=[[Silver Spring, Maryland]], U.S. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Caroline Gombakomba was born in 1968 |
Caroline Gombakomba was born in 1968 in what is now [[Harare]], Zimbabwe.{{Cite web |date=2008-12-19 |title=Zimbabwe journalists mourn the passing of Carol Gombakomba |url=https://www.zimbabwesituation.com/old/dec20a_2008.html |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=The Zimbabwe Situation}} She obtained a bachelor's in sociology from the [[University of Zimbabwe]], which was then the only institute of higher learning in the country, in 1990. |
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In the early 1990s, she began working as a newscaster for the state-run [[Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation]]'s "Newsreel" and "Newsbeat" programs.{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Brendan |date=2008-12-26 |title=Carole Gombakomba: A unique Zimbabwean voice is lost |url=https://cpj.org/2008/12/carole-gombakomba-a-unique-zimbabwean-voice-is-los/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Committee to Protect Journalists |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2005-12-12 |title=Government draws up blacklist of people whose passports are to be confiscated |url=https://rsf.org/en/government-draws-blacklist-people-whose-passports-are-be-confiscated |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=RSF |language=en}} Later, fearing for her life as state media became increasingly politicized, she left her country in 2001, settling first in [[Toronto]], Canada, and later in the United States. |
In the early 1990s, she began working as a newscaster for the state-run [[Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation]]'s "Newsreel" and "Newsbeat" programs.{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Brendan |date=2008-12-26 |title=Carole Gombakomba: A unique Zimbabwean voice is lost |url=https://cpj.org/2008/12/carole-gombakomba-a-unique-zimbabwean-voice-is-los/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Committee to Protect Journalists |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2005-12-12 |title=Government draws up blacklist of people whose passports are to be confiscated |url=https://rsf.org/en/government-draws-blacklist-people-whose-passports-are-be-confiscated |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=RSF |language=en}} Later, fearing for her life as state media became increasingly politicized, she left her country in 2001, settling first in [[Toronto]], Canada, and later in the United States. |
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