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27 Jan, 5 tweets, 1 min read
Chief Munhuwepayi Mangwende who was Biggie Matiza's uncle a strong ZAPU activist and the one who went with Matiza to Zambia was not declared a National hero when he died .#Asakhe
There was a popular song in this area that went like, "Nkomo hatina zvikoro, Nkomo tinoda zvikoro".
In 1961 Munhuwepayi was deposed as Chief Mangwende for involvement in nationalist politics.He was later He was later detained at Gonakudzingwa .
So are we saying everyone who crossed into Zambia is a war vet?
A few yrs back Biggie said "chiefs were also part of the Zapu leadership; my great uncle, Chief Munhuwepi Mangwende (Chioko), saw in Dr Nkomo great leadership qualities and from his “restricted” home in Seke helped recruit cadres countrywide for the armed struggle in Zambia."
Another popular song in the Murewa area during that time went like " “Soja raNkomo tora hutare …”

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