In 1980 Uganda held elections and Museveni lost. Reports were made that the elections had been rigged and Museveni together with Yusufu Lule formed the National Resistance Movement (NRM) which led a guerilla warfare against the ruling party led by Milton Obote. NRM eventually won and Museveni declared himself president of Uganda on this day.
Read More →In an attempt to stop a planned march/ demonstration against the newly introduced monetary and fiscal policies termed austerity measures by Prof Mthuli Ncube, the ZRP raided the ZCTU offices and arrested the leaders of the union. Several other union workers were arrested on the day in different cities.
Read More →After signing the Rudd Concession, Cecil John Rhodes rushed to London to seek a charter for the occupation (colonisation) of modern day Zimbabwe. Rhodes won the support of the London’s leaders and further offered to his personal fortune to occupy Zimbabwe. He then went to SA and organised the Pioneer Column, which would be the […]
Read More →After being tricked into signing the Rudd Concession, Lobengula was advised by his Boer friends that he had basically sold the country. He immediately sent two of his officers to plead with the Queen of England so that the Concession would be reversed but this was not fruitful. So on this day he decided to […]
Read More →Ian Smith, then Prime Minister of Rhodesia anounced the Unilateral Declaration of Independence on this day. This basically was independence of Rhodesians from Britain. Britain was facing pressure from the United Nations to promote rights of Africans.
Read More →This was during the first chimurenga and Rhodesians were now more brutal in order to suppress the war. One of their tactics was using dynamites. So it happened that on this day, Chief Makoni and several other hid in a cave and the British firing squad fired a dynamite around the cave which killed him.
Read More →Sekuru Kaguvi surrenders himself to the Rhodesians after a mysterious hiding that lasted for almost a year. After surrendering himself he was executed in the following year along with Mbuya Nehanda.
Read More →On this day Mbuya Nehanda was executed by the Rhodesians. Mbuya Nehanda was a spirit medium who was influential in sparking the first Chimurenga.
Read More →After a journey of almost 20 days the BSAC attacking force led by Leander Starr Jameson arrive in Bulawayo to attack Lobengula, but Lobengula had already fled after setting his empire on fire.
Read More →The BSAC attacking force led by Leander Jameson, on this day embarked on a journey to Bulawayo to attack the Ndebele.
Read More →Leander Starr Jameson who was leader of the Pioneer Column police force, signed a deal with Shona settlers around Masvingo to strengthen his power in overpowering Ndebele people. He took advantage of the Shona after they had been recently raided by the Ndebele. The treat conditions were that everyone involved in attacking the Ndebele would […]
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