Air Vice-Marshal Elson Moyo was a deputy commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe and one of the main figures in the 2007 Zimbabwean coup d'état attempt. Elson Moyo is the younger brother of July Moyo, the former government minister who was dismissed by Robert Mugabe. Elson Moyo achieved some notoriety after he was sued for allegedly committing adultery with the wife of a policeman. In March 2007, it was reported that Moyo had become critically ill as a result of suspected poisoning. He later recovered.