1971-74 Chairman, ANC 1974 President, ANC. 1979 Prime Minister, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia 1980 M.P. for Mashonaland East. Abel Muzorewa was born on 14 April 1925 into a simple peasant family living at Old Umtali (Mutare) Mission, a United Methodist Church settlement in the Eastern Districts of Rhodesia. He was the eldest of nine children, of whom six […]
Category Archives: ZLC
SIMPSON VICTOR MTAMBANENGWE
1964 Secretary for International Affairs, ZANU. 1975 (1 Sept.) Head of the Committee for Diplomatic and International Labour Relations, ZLC. Simpson Mtambanengwe was born in December 1930 at the Old Umtali (Mutare) Mission in the Eastern Districts of Rhodesia. His father, a minister of the United Methodist Church, was a member of the Ndau tribe. Simpson was one of eight […]
ZEBEDIAH MAPFUMO GAMANYA
1964-70 External Representative, ZANU. 1971 Chief Representative in East Africa, FROLIZI. 1975 (Sept.) Head of Publicity, Information and Research Bureau, ZLC. Zebediah Gamanya was born at Nyamweda in the Hartley District in about 1936. His father, who was a tailor, became a Methodist in later life. His mother was also a Christian. After attending local primary schools he went […]
THE REV. NDABANINGI SITHOLE
1960 Treasurer, NDP. 1961 Treasurer and National Chairman, ZAPU. 1963 President, ZANU. 1974 Member Central Committee, ANC. 1975 (Sept.) Chairman, ZLC. Ndabaningi Sithole was born on 21 July 1920 at Nyamandhlovu, north of Bulwayo. He was the son of Jim Sithole (a member of the Ndau tribe from Gazaland) and Siyapi Tshuma of Nyamandhlovu. In 1930 his father, who […]
TARCISIUS MALAN GEORGE SILUNDIKA
1960-61 Secretary General, NDP. 1963 External Representative, PCC (Lusaka). 1975 (June) Nominated Member of ZLC. 1976 Secretary for Information (External), ANC (Nkomo). 1976 Delegate (ZAPU) to Geneva 1979 Delegate to Lancaster House (ZAPU) 1980 PF M.P. for Matebeleland South 1980 Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Zimbabwe Government. George Silundika was born near Plumtree in March 1929. His father, who was […]
JAMES ROBERT DAMBAZA CHIKEREMA
1956-57 First President, African National Youth League (ANYL). 1957-59 Vice-President, ANC. 1961-62 Executive Member, ZAPU (although in detention). 1964 Acting President, PCC (during detention of Joshua Nkomo). 1972 Chairman, FROLIZI. 1974 (Dec.) Member, Executive Committee of ANC. 1975 (Sept.) Secretary, ZLC. James Chikerema was born in May 1925 at Kutama Mission near Salisbury (Harare). His parents were of the Shona tribe; his father, the first […]
MICHAEL ANDREW MAWEMA
1960 Founder member and Interim President, NDP. 1964 National Organising Secretary, ZANU. 1971 Founder member of ANC and National Organising Secretary. 1975 (Sept.) Chairman of Party Organisation, ZLC. Michael Mawema was born at Gutu, Victoria District, on 13 July 1928. His father, Chigayo, who was a member of the Vagarwe clan originating in Mutambara, […]
GEORGE BODZO NYANDORO
Secretary, British African National Voice Association. 1957-59 Secretary-General, ANCongress. 1963 Secretary-General, PCC. 1963 External representative, PCC. 1975 (Sept. 1)Head of the Finance and Property Committee, ZLC. George Nyandoro was born in 1926 in the Chiota Reserve to one of the ruling Shona families. His grandfather (Kunzyi Nyandoro) fought against “the BSA Company with great tenacity and courage” during the 1896-97 […]