Byron Reuben Mtonhodzi Hove (1940–1999) was a Zimbabwean politician who served as justice minister in Zimbabwe Rhodesia with Hilary Squires as co-minister, and subsequently in the post-independence Parliament of Zimbabwe. He supported and participated in Prime Minister Ian Smith's Internal Settlement."A Black is Fired". Time. May 15, 1978. He later served as ZANU-PF MP for GokweMangwana, Nick (July 3, 2018). "Compassionate ED soft as wool". The Herald: Zimbabwe. until April 1986 when he lost his position for misdemeanors.Kalley, Jacqueline Audrey; Schoeman, Elna & Andor, L. E. (1999). Southern African Political History: A Chronological of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997. Page 736.
On April 18, 1978, he was unexpectedly fired after he criticized the government for excluding blacks from high-level jobs."Black Justice Minister Dismissed By Rhodesia's Transition Regime; 'Sure to Be Disastrous' Windfall for Guerrillas Rhodesia Dismisses Black Justice Chief". The New York Times. April 28, 1978.
In 1980 Hove was thrown out of Parliament after he openly criticized the Mugabe administration for corruption, saying, "there are two laws – one for the leaders and one for the people."Mwangi, Evan (July 21 2002). "In the mind of a visionary who turned into an autocrat". Lifestyle. Archived from the original on 5 August 2002.
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