05 April in African history

ZIPRA commander and deputy commander of the ZNA Lieutenant General Lookout Masuku died of cryptococcal meningitis

On this day in 1982, commander of the Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA), a militant wing of Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU) Lookout Masuku died due to cryptococcal meningitis at Parirenyatwa Hospital. General Masuku died a few weeks after his release from prison at the age of 45.