Mlimo, the Matabele..........Brilliant Strategist Military and - TopicsExpress



          

Mlimo, the Matabele..........Brilliant Strategist Military and Spiritual Leader lead The First Chimurenga is now celebrated in Zimbabwe as the First War of Independence. This conflict refers to the 1896–1897 Ndebele-Shona revolt against the British South Africa Companys administration of the territory.He convinced the Ndebele and Shona that the white settlers (almost 4,000 strong by then) were responsible for the drought, locust plagues and the cattle disease rinderpest ravaging the country at the time. Mlimos call to battle was well timed. They succeeded in driving away the British settlers from their lands on 20 June 1896.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 02:17:04 +0000

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