title: James Kombo Moyana
text: # James Kombo Moyana
  
  James Kombo Moyana (4 July 1942 – 19 January 2021) was the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe from 1983 to 1993.
  
  Moyana, who became the first black Governor upon his appointment, was originally placed in that position by the then Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe.
  
  Moyana died from COVID-19 in January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe.
  
  