Edmund Zivanai Chipamaunga (1938–2019) was a Zimbabwean writer and diplomat.[1] He was the first Zimbabwean ambassador to the United States between 1982 and 1985.[2] He was then transferred to Kenya where he served until 1992. After Zimbabwe's independence in 1980, Chipamaunga was one of the writers who started exploring the experiences of black freedom fighters in the country's liberation struggle.[3][4]