Education
He attended Mutake School at Makumbi Mission, and then Street Ignatius college in Chishawasha.
He attended Mutake School at Makumbi Mission, and then Street Ignatius college in Chishawasha.
After becoming a Judge he headed the Constitutional Convention in 1999, and was appointed Chief Justice in 2001. Chidyausiku was born in Domboshawa, Southern Rhodesia. He went into private legal practice.
He acted in opposition to the government of Ian Smith.
Chidyausiku stood down at the 1977 election. He was Deputy Minister of Local Government and Housing and of Justice from 1980, and was promoted to be Attorney-General in 1982.
Chidyausiku was later promoted to be a judge and served as chair of the Constitutional Convention charged with drafting a new constitution for Zimbabwe. However, in the referendum on the constitution, the electorate rejected the text.
After the resignation of Anthony Gubbay, Chidyausiku was named as Zimbabwe"s new Chief Justice in July 2001.
After Zimbabwean independence he was elected as a Zimbabwe African National Union (Patriotic Front) member to the Zimbabwe House of Assembly, and served in the government as Attorney-General.
He was involved in politics during Rhodesia"s unilaterally declared independence, being a member of the Rhodesia House of Assembly. He ensured that the constitution accorded with the wishes of the government, including an executive Presidency. Many members of the convention had argued against lieutenant