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Causes of the Second Chimurenga and the UDI

By Karen Mukungurutse|2022-09-15T12:35:26+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Ian Smith signing the UDI.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe 1900-1980: The Armed Struggle (1966-1979)

Nationalists saw that the use of violence and war could not be avoided
Many other factors also caused the outbreak of the Chimurenga ranging from reformist pressure politics to […]

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The Beginning of the Second Chimurenga War (1965-1971)

By Karen Mukungurutse|2022-09-15T12:35:27+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Ian Smith and Harold Wilson aboard the HMS Tiger

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe 1900-1980: The Beginning of the War (1965-1971)

The war started in the late 1960s but was weak because Nationalist leaders such as Nkomo and Mugabe had been arrested in 1964 […]

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Chimurenga II/ Umvukela II: Introduction

By Karen Mukungurutse|2022-09-15T12:35:37+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe 1900-1980: Chimurenga II/ Umvukela II

Introduction

This topic seeks to evaluate early protest movements in Southern Rhodesia
It enumerates the list of grievances that Africans had against colonial rule
The social and economic lives of […]

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Mass Mobilization and Politicization 1972-74

By Karen Mukungurutse|2022-09-15T12:35:16+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Josiah “Magama” Tongogara

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe 1900-1980: Mass Mobilization and Politicization 1972-74

The nationalists saw that forceful recruiting was not working so there was need to change their approach to political education
They began mobilizing and educating the masses on the need […]

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African Grievances against Colonial Rule: Economic Grievances

By Karen Mukungurutse|2022-09-15T12:35:37+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Land was one of the core grievances.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe:African Grievances against Colonial Rule: Economic Grievances

The racial division of the land was the main cause of the liberation struggle
All Rhodesian Prime Ministers were farmers
The institution of the Land Apportionment […]

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Settler’s (Rhodesian Army’s) warfare tactics

By Karen Mukungurutse|2022-09-15T12:35:15+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Abel Muzorewa in 2005

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe 1900-1980: Settler’s warfare tactics

They built a powerful army and air force of both whites and blacks. The blacks in white armies were sellouts
They also used the state of emergency declaration and used various […]

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African Grievances against Colonial Rule:Social Grievances

By Karen Mukungurutse|2022-09-15T12:35:36+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Goromonzi High School. Image credit wordpress.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe: Social Grievances

It was the second major grievance that the Africans held towards settlers
Education was compulsory for whites but this was not extended to blacks
African education was left in the hands […]

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Assassination of Hebert Chitepo 18 March 1975

By Karen Mukungurutse|2022-09-15T12:35:14+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Hebert Chitepo Right

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe 1900-1980: Assassination of Hebert Chitepo 18 March 1975

The assassination of Chitepo saw crisis rocking ZANU as there were leadership struggles
Chitepo was a lawyer by profession and very intelligent and was a dedicated nationalist who […]

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African Grievances against Colonial Rule: Political Grievances

By Karen Mukungurutse|2022-09-15T12:35:36+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Ian Smith(left) the Prime Minister of Rhodesia

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Struggle for Independence in Colonial Zimbabwe: Political Grievances

Africans had also lost their political voice
Many Africans were denied the right to vote by the qualifications for voting introduced
Franchise legislation even though it was changed 5 times […]

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