Joshua Nkomo
Zimbabwean politician (1917-1999)
Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo (19 June 1917[1] – 1 July 1999) was the leader and founder of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) and a member of the Ndebele (Kalanga) tribe.[2]
Joshua Nkomo | |
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.jpg) Nkomo in 1978 | |
| Vice-President of Zimbabwe | |
| In office 1987–1999 | |
| President | Robert Mugabe |
| Vice President | Simon Muzenda |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Msika |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 1980–1982 | |
| President | Canaan Banana |
| Prime Minister | Robert Mugabe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1917 Southern Rhodesia |
| Died | 1 July 1999 (aged 82) Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Political party | ZAPU ZANU-PF |
| Alma mater | Tjolotjo Government Industrial School, Adams College, Jan Hofmeyer School of Social Workers |
| Profession | Politician, guerrilla leader, trade unionist, businessman |
Nkomo was jailed for ten years by Rhodesia's white minority government. After his release, ZAPU contributed to the fall of that government. Then they fought with a rival group led by Robert Mugabe. Mugabe became President of Zimbabwe. Nkomo was not trusted and eventually fled the country.
Honors
changeIn 1999 Nkomo was declared a National Hero. He is buried in the National Heroes Acre in Harare.[3]
On 27 June 2000, a set of four postage stamps were issued with Nkomo's image.
References
change- ↑ Jessup, John E. An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945–1996. P. 533.
- ↑ Hill, Geoff. The Battle for Zimbabwe: The Final Countdown, 2003. Page 52.
- ↑ McNeil, Jr., Donald G. (2 July 1999). "Joshua Nkomo of Zimbabwe Is Dead at 62". New York Times. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
Further reading
change- Joshua Nkomo with Nicholas Harman, Nkomo: The Story of My Life (autobiography), 1984; ISBN 0-413-54500-8,ISBN 978-0-413-54500-8.
- The Zimbabwe African People's Union 1961–1987: A Political History of Insurgency in Southern Rhodesia.
- Terence O. Ranger, ‘"Nkomo, Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo (1917–1999)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. accessed 18 June 2006
Other websites
change- Works by or about Joshua Nkomo in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Joshua Nkomo at the Open Directory Project
- BBC Obituary
- Guardian Obituary