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“Gukurahundi Chronicles”
April 1980 - July 1990”
18 April 1980: Zimbabwe gains her Independence. Zanu PF, under Robert Mugabe, wins 57 seats out of 100 in Parliament. Mugabe becomes Prime Minister. This is a tricky time. Do not be fooled by the Independence Day
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April 1980 - July 1990”
18 April 1980: Zimbabwe gains her Independence. Zanu PF, under Robert Mugabe, wins 57 seats out of 100 in Parliament. Mugabe becomes Prime Minister. This is a tricky time. Do not be fooled by the Independence Day
“Gukurahundi Chronicles”
Sadly, at around the same time of Independence, April 1980, much-trouble was brewing in the Guerilla Assembly Points all over the country, which resulted in armed Zipra & ZANLA clashes. This led to a number of regrettable deathshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇿🇼" title="Flagge von Simbabwe" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Simbabwe">
Sadly, at around the same time of Independence, April 1980, much-trouble was brewing in the Guerilla Assembly Points all over the country, which resulted in armed Zipra & ZANLA clashes. This led to a number of regrettable deaths
“Gukurahundi Chronicles”
1980 July: Rhodesia under Ian Smith, had been run with a State of Emergency declaration in place. 15 long years!
Surely on the back of the sporadic ZIPRA/ZANLA clashes, Mugabe conveniently renews the SoE. And would do so every 6 months up-to 1990https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇿🇼" title="Flagge von Simbabwe" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Simbabwe">
1980 July: Rhodesia under Ian Smith, had been run with a State of Emergency declaration in place. 15 long years!
Surely on the back of the sporadic ZIPRA/ZANLA clashes, Mugabe conveniently renews the SoE. And would do so every 6 months up-to 1990
“Gukurahundi Chronicles”
1980 October: Prime Minister Mugabe enters into an agreement with military powerhouse North Korea, for the training and full arming of a whole brigade of the Defence Forces.
We all know what this Brigade would be called soonhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💣" title="Bombe" aria-label="Emoji: Bombe">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇿🇼" title="Flagge von Simbabwe" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Simbabwe">
1980 October: Prime Minister Mugabe enters into an agreement with military powerhouse North Korea, for the training and full arming of a whole brigade of the Defence Forces.
We all know what this Brigade would be called soon
“Gukurahundi Chronicles”
1980 Nov: There is a serious clash between ZIPRA/ZANLA guerillas, moved from rural Assembly Points to Entumbane just near Bulawayo. Of course, there’s casualties on both sideshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇿🇼" title="Flagge von Simbabwe" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Simbabwe">
1980 Nov: There is a serious clash between ZIPRA/ZANLA guerillas, moved from rural Assembly Points to Entumbane just near Bulawayo. Of course, there’s casualties on both sides
“Gukurahundi Chronicles”
1981 Feb: Another huge outbreak of violence at Entumbane between ZIPRA/ZANLA combatants. Spills over into Ntabazinduna and Connemara in è Midlands. This is serious. Over 300 killedhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤦🏾♀️" title="Frau schlägt sich die Hand vors Gesicht (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Frau schlägt sich die Hand vors Gesicht (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇿🇼" title="Flagge von Simbabwe" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Simbabwe">
1981 Feb: Another huge outbreak of violence at Entumbane between ZIPRA/ZANLA combatants. Spills over into Ntabazinduna and Connemara in è Midlands. This is serious. Over 300 killed
“GUKURAHUNDI CHRONICLES”
1981 Feb: The Justice Dumbutshena Report is commissioned by the GVT to investigate events surrounding the Entumbane uprising. The findings of the closely-guarded Report CLASSIFIED. 40 years on, the Report has never been made publichttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇿🇼" title="Flagge von Simbabwe" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Simbabwe">
1981 Feb: The Justice Dumbutshena Report is commissioned by the GVT to investigate events surrounding the Entumbane uprising. The findings of the closely-guarded Report CLASSIFIED. 40 years on, the Report has never been made public
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