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3 - Ghost of Chitepo

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 January 2020

Blessing-Miles Tendi
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University of Oxford
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Chapter 3 revisits the history of the 1974–5 Nhari mutiny in ZANLA. The chapter highlights the consequence of conflicting understandings of loyalty in the mutiny and it argues that the revolt was driven by internal grievances and not by the colonial Rhodesian state, as argued by some scholars. The grievances did not originate from ZANLA camps but in the war zone. Focusing on the warfront provides an important corrective to the exile literature’s emphasis on the space of the camp, which mistakenly gives a lower profile to the influence of war-zone dynamics in upheavals experienced by liberation movements. By exploring Mujuru’s political training in China, the chapter contributes to the inadequate literature on African liberation fighters’ experiences in Communist states. The chapter argues that Mujuru had a practical and instrumental understanding of his training in supportive Communist countries. Mujuru’s particular understanding of relations with Communist states shows that communist ideals were not uncomplicatedly transmitted to African apprentices because they brought their own set of powerful preferences. Finally, the chapter examines the divisive politics surrounding the assassination of Herbert Chitepo, leader of ZANU’s War Council in 1975, and it explains – for the first time – Mujuru’s daring escape from Zambia to Tanzania.

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The Army and Politics in Zimbabwe
Mujuru, the Liberation Fighter and Kingmaker
, pp. 33 - 67
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Ghost of Chitepo
  • Blessing-Miles Tendi, University of Oxford
  • Book: The Army and Politics in Zimbabwe
  • Online publication: 15 January 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108561600.003
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  • Ghost of Chitepo
  • Blessing-Miles Tendi, University of Oxford
  • Book: The Army and Politics in Zimbabwe
  • Online publication: 15 January 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108561600.003
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  • Ghost of Chitepo
  • Blessing-Miles Tendi, University of Oxford
  • Book: The Army and Politics in Zimbabwe
  • Online publication: 15 January 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108561600.003
Available formats
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