18 March in African history

ZIPRA and ANC rebels joined forces to fight the Rhodesian army

On this day in 1968, Zimababwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) and South Africa’s African National Army (ANC) rebels joined forces and fought the Rhodesian Army at Sipolilo (now Guruve) district in Rhodesia. The battle resulted in 86 deaths.

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Lawyer and politician Herbert Chitepo died

On this day in 1975, Herbert Wiltshire Pfumaindini Chitepo and one of his bodyguard Silas Shamiso died when a bomb placed on his car exploded in Lusaka, Zambia. His other bodyguard Sadat Kufamadzuba survived with injuries.

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Advocate Nelson Chamisa attacked at the airport

On this day in 2007, advocate Nelson Chamisa then MDC spokesperson was brutally assaulted by unknown men at the Harare International Airport (now Robert Gabriel Mugabe international Airport) as he was on his way to Belgium for a meeting. Chamisa sustained head injuries, his personal belongings were taken.

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