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British–Matebele conflict, 1896–1897
The First Chimurenga, also known as the Second Matabele War, was fought between 1896 and 1897 in the region that later became Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
First_Chimurenga
Shona word meaning "struggle"
Chimurenga is a word in Shona. The Ndebele equivalent is not as widely used since most Zimbabweans speak Shona; it is Umvukela, meaning "revolutionary
Chimurenga
19th century Shona traditionalist leader
the Shona rebellion of 1896-1897 against European rule, known as the First Chimurenga. The sobriquet "Kaguvi" was a designation given at times those who
Sekuru_Kaguvi
Zimbabwean rebel
spiritual leaders of the Shona, she was one of the leaders of a revolt, the Chimurenga, against the British South Africa Company's colonisation of what is now
Nehanda_Charwe_Nyakasikana
Term in Zimbabwean history
Chiripanyanga who became Chief Hwata in 1892, played a leadership role in the First Chimurenga war of Southern Rhodesia in June 1896. He worked with Nehanda Nyakasina
Hwata_dynasty
Monument in Harare, Zimbabwe
monument of a Zimbabwean Shona spirit medium and heroine of the 1896-1897 First Chimurenga war against British colonists. The monument is erected at the intersection
Statue_of_Mbuya_Nehanda
Rule of the British South Africa Company in Rhodesia (1888–1964)
bullets into water. This uprising, called the Second Matabele War or the First Chimurenga (liberation war), began in March 1896. Over the following three months
Company_rule_in_Rhodesia
1964–1979 conflict in Southern Africa
Rhodesian Bush War, also known as the Rhodesian Civil War, the Second Chimurenga or the Zimbabwe War of Independence, was a civil conflict from July 1964
Rhodesian_Bush_War
Topics referred to by the same term
may refer to: First Matabele War (1893) Second Matabele War (1896–97); also called the Matabeleland Rebellion or the First Chimurenga This disambiguation
Matabele_War
Top Boys School in Harare, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe
British Army officer Allan Wilson. Wilson led the Shangani Patrol in the First Chimurenga (war) against the people of Matabeleland. He died in that war near
Allan_Wilson_High_School
Topics referred to by the same term
chimurenga in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chimurenga is a word in the Shona language meaning "revolutionary struggle" or uprising. "Chimurenga"
Chimurenga_(disambiguation)
Shona royal spirits
and they were instrumental in organising resistance during the First and Second Chimurengas. Shona tradition holds that when a chief dies, their spirit enters
Mhondoro
Zimbabwean musician (born 1945)
Chimurenga Music) Chimurenga International (1993, Chimurenga Music) Chimurenga Varieties (1994, Chimurenga Music) Roots Chimurenga (1996, Chimurenga Music)
Thomas_Mapfumo
took place, it did much to bring about the Second Boer War and the First Chimurenga. The affair brought Anglo-Boer relations to a dangerous low, and the
Military history of South Africa
Military_history_of_South_Africa
Tax in colonial Africa
Shona to rebel against the company in 1896, which became known as the First Chimurenga or Second Matabele War. The tax was also used in Kenya, Uganda and
Hut_tax
January – Leander Starr Jameson and his raiders surrender 20 March – The First Chimurenga revolt against the British South Africa Company starts among the Matabele
1890s_in_Zimbabwe
Raid on the South African Republic
1896 in what is now celebrated in Zimbabwe as the First War of Independence, the First Chimurenga, but it is better known to most of the world as the
Jameson_Raid
National park in Zimbabwe
leaders in 1896—the Second Matabele War, known in Zimbabwe as the First Chimurenga—which ended with the assassination of the Mlimo by Frederick Russell
Matobo_National_Park
Town in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
who were farming in the area since the 1890s and were killed in the First Chimurenga in 1896. The town grew as an administrative and commercial hub in a
Norton,_Zimbabwe
Passenger aircraft which was shot down in 1978
Zimbabwe has been used since 1980. Chimurenga is a Shona word meaning "revolutionary struggle". The "First Chimurenga" in question is the Second Matabele
Air_Rhodesia_Flight_825
Region of southwestern Zimbabwe
Africa Company in what is now celebrated in Zimbabwe as the First Chimurenga, i.e., First War of Independence. Mlimo, the Ndebele spiritual/religious
Matabeleland
American scout and adventurer (1861–1947)
administration in what became called the Second Matabele War or the First Chimurenga (liberation war). Mlimo, the Matabele spiritual leader, is credited
Frederick_Russell_Burnham
State school, boarding and day school in Harare, Zimbabwe
high spirit said to have assisted the local heroes who fought the First Chimurenga of 1896–7. The change of names did not occur but in its wake, as a
Prince_Edward_School
Second-level administrative subdivision in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe
Tribal Trust lands Act. The first Chimurenga which was won by the Rhodesian forces paved way to this exercise. The Second Chimurenga and its aftermath has for
Wedza_District
Independence War or Zimbabwean War of Liberation, as well as the Second Chimurenga, was a military conflict staged during the Decolonisation of Africa that
List of weapons of the Rhodesian Bush War
List_of_weapons_of_the_Rhodesian_Bush_War
Boer War and the Second Matabele War. The Second Matabele War—or the First Chimurenga, as it is often called in modern Zimbabwe—comprised revolts against
Military_history_of_Zimbabwe
the skirmish, although accounts differ on who started the fire. The "First Chimurenga" in question is the Second Matabele War, a series of Ndebele and Shona
Attack_on_Whistlefield_Farm
Town in Makoni District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe
on the Rusape River. A village grew around the post and, during the First Chimurenga in 1896, the village was attacked by Chief Mangwende. At Gwindingwi
Rusape
Country in Southeastern Africa
Russell Burnham. Shona agitators staged unsuccessful revolts (known as Chimurenga) against company rule during 1896 and 1897.[citation needed] Following
Zimbabwe
Meetings discussing a new Rhodesian constitution and an end to the Bush War
item should take four to five days." Chimurenga is a Shona word meaning "revolutionary struggle". The "First Chimurenga" in question is the Second Matabele
Geneva_Conference_(1976)
South African arts, culture and politics magazine
Chimurenga is a publication of arts, culture and politics from and about Africa and its diasporas, founded and edited by Ntone Edjabe. Both the magazine's
Chimurenga_(magazine)
Militant organisation in Rhodesia, 1963–1975
David Martin; Phyllis Johnson (1981). The Struggle for Zimbabwe: the Chimurenga war. Zimbabwe Publishing House. Smith, Ian (1997). The Great Betrayal
Zimbabwe African National Union
Zimbabwe_African_National_Union
native lands by European settlers, a struggle known in Zimbabwe as the First Chimurenga. Europeans called it the Second Matabele War (1896–97).[citation needed]
White settlement in Zimbabwe before 1923
White_settlement_in_Zimbabwe_before_1923
1975 talks between Rhodesia and Zambia
acceptable, but Smith would not budge." Chimurenga is a Shona word meaning "revolutionary struggle". The "First Chimurenga" in question is the Second Matabele
Victoria Falls Conference (1975)
Victoria_Falls_Conference_(1975)
Late history of the Rhodesian Light Infantry
Mujuru during the mid-1970s. Nhongo is Shona for "male goat". The "First Chimurenga" in question is the Second Matabele War, a series of Ndebele and Shona
History of the Rhodesian Light Infantry (1972–1977)
History_of_the_Rhodesian_Light_Infantry_(1972–1977)
Hotel in Zimbabwe
"mostly friends of Cecil Rhodes." That building was destroyed during the First Chimurenga a year or so later. At the time of the war, of it was the site of a
Bulawayo_Club
American hip hop duo
this: Chimurenga Renaissance's 'Pungwe' mixtape". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2020. "Pungwe, by Chimurenga Renaissance". Chimurenga Renaissance
Shabazz_Palaces
Mangwende and the Nhowe Clan fought against colonial forces in the first Chimurenga alongside Mbuya Nehanda and Sekuru Kaguvi. It is worth noting that
Mangwende
2019). "HOW THE WEST WAS LOST". Chimurenga | now-now, a pan African gazette - in print quarterly and online. Chimurenga. Archived from the original on
List_of_ethnic_slurs
Zimbabwean musician (1952–1997)
known particularly for the mbira-inspired style known as mbira-guitar or chimurenga music. Jonah Sithole was born in the province of Masvingo and grew up
Jonah_Sithole
Ruling political party of Zimbabwe
independence in 1980. The party was led for many years by Robert Mugabe, first as prime minister with the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) and then
ZANU–PF
Zimbabwean musical group which was active from 1983 until 2000
The Bhundu Boys were a Zimbabwean band that played a mixture of chimurenga music with American rock and roll, disco, country, and pop influences. Their
Bhundu_Boys
Unrecognised state in Southern Africa (1965–1979)
the first engagement of the Rhodesian Bush War. The action at Sinoia has been commemorated by supporters of the guerrillas since as "Chimurenga Day"
Rhodesia
Nigerian writer (born 1973)
has been featured in Vittles Magazine,The New Yorker, Vogue magazine, Chimurenga, Popula, The Johannesburg Review of Books, Critical Muslim 26: Gastronomy
Yemisi_Aribisala
1966 skirmish during the Rhodesian Bush War
as the first battle of the Second Chimurenga; its anniversary – also the anniversary of Nehanda Nyakasikana's execution – is marked as Chimurenga Day. The
Battle_of_Sinoia
Public, government boarding/day school in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
net. Retrieved 22 April 2018. Chung, Fay (2006). Re-living the Second Chimurenga: Memories from the Liberation Struggle in Zimbabwe. African Books Collective
Founders_High_School
Nigerian musician and activist (1938–1997)
"Chief Priest Say" Archived 4 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, at chimurenga library.co.za, released under GFDL. "The Legend Lives On: Profile Of Fela
Fela_Kuti
Ruins of an ancient/medieval city in southeast Zimbabwe
of the founders, who he says were Chigwagu Rusvingo (the first mambo), Chaminuka, Chimurenga, Tovera, and Soro-rezhou among others (see mhondoro). Traditional
Great_Zimbabwe
Kenyan writer (born 1970s)
Herald (Zimbabwe), The Daily Nation, Business Daily, Pambazuka News and Chimurenga. She is the author of a novel published in 2014 and a contributor to anthologies
Wanjikũ_wa_Ngũgĩ
Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979
has not withdrawn or modified them." The Rhodesian Bush War (or Second Chimurenga), which had been underway at a low level since before UDI, began in earnest
Ian_Smith
British cinematographer
Shawshank Redemption, which earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography, and his first American Society of Cinematographers Award
Roger_Deakins
Ghanaian literary magazine
Ghanaian Theatre (Cross/Culturres 98), Rodopi, 2009, p. 101. "Okyeame", Chimurenga Library. (The magazine's founding date is here given as 1961.) Pushpa
Okyeame
musicians since 2004, founded by Afro-Jazz musician Oliver Mtukudzi. Chimurenga music is a genre developed by Thomas Mapfumo named for the Shona language
Music_of_Zimbabwe
President of Zimbabwe since 2017
November 2017. Huni, Munyaradzi; Manzvanzvike, Tendai (3 April 2016). "Chimurenga II Chronicles: Torture, death & love in prison". The Sunday Mail. Archived
Emmerson_Mnangagwa
published by a reliable source and all sales must have occurred in the first week of release. This list may include any type of album, including studio
List of fastest-selling albums
List_of_fastest-selling_albums
Goulart. 1964–1979: The Rhodesian Bush War, also known as the Second Chimurenga, was a guerrilla war which lasted from July 1964 to 1979 and led to universal
List of revolutions and rebellions
List_of_revolutions_and_rebellions
1870s–1914 European colonisation of Africa
Colonial Rebellion: The Contestation of Power in Colonial Zimbabwe’s Chimurenga of 1896-1897." Journal for the Study of Religion 29#1 2016, pp. 57–84
Scramble_for_Africa
Operation Yodel Part of the Rhodesian Bush War (or Second Chimurenga) Chirundu Operation Yodel (Zimbabwe) Date 13 – 25 September 1966 Location Chirundu
Operation_Yodel
Graphic novel
He subsequently went on to do many shorter comics for magazines like Chimurenga. He is one of the co-founders of People Tree, a collaborative studio and
River_of_Stories
American hip hop group
"daring". Butler and Maraire later collaborated with Hussein Kalonji as Chimurenga Renaissance to release riZe vadZimu riZe in March 2014 on Brick Lane Records
Digable_Planets
Kenyan writer and academic (1938–2025)
A history of creative writing instruction in East Africa". Chimurenga Chronic. Chimurenga Who No Know Go Know. Philander, Frederick (18 April 2008). "Namibian
Ngũgĩ_wa_Thiong'o
British born Rhodesian intelligence chief (1914–1987)
1998 Page 99 Fay Chung and Preben (INT) Kaarsholm. Re-living the Second Chimurenga: Memories from the liberation struggle in Zimbabwe, 2006. Page 95. "Zimbabwejournalists
Ken_Flower
Operation Griffin Part of the Rhodesian Bush War (or Second Chimurenga) Date 16–26 July 1968 Location Chirundu, Rhodesia Result Rhodesian victory Belligerents
Operation_Griffin
2006 novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
to the cocktail-drinking coteries of the super-rich." Naomi Jackson of Chimurenga wrote that the novel "does what a great novel is meant to do. It engages
Half_of_a_Yellow_Sun
These included an anthology of Mugabe's speeches titled Inside the Third Chimurenga. The speeches glorified Mugabe's land reform programme and ZANU-PF leaders
National Youth Service (Zimbabwe)
National_Youth_Service_(Zimbabwe)
Leader of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2017
Smith's government. Among the revolutionaries, it was known as the "Second Chimurenga". Paramilitary groups based themselves in neighboring Tanzania and Zambia;
Robert_Mugabe
American author and activist (1941–1971)
Davis' Co-Defendant, Gets Life for Kidnapping". The New York Times. p. 38. Chimurenga, Thandisizwe (October 11, 2021). "Sirhan Sirhan murdered a Kennedy. He
George_Jackson_(activist)
Ancient/medieval kingdom in Southern Africa
the founders, which he says were Chigwagu Rusvingo (the first mambo), Chaminuka, Chimurenga, Tovera, and Soro-rezhou among others (see mhondoro). The
Kingdom_of_Great_Zimbabwe
Battle of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
campaigns, referred to by the revolutionaries as the Second Umvukela /Chimurenga (liberation war), began in earnest in December 1972. During the ensuing
1981_Entumbane_uprising
LivingSocial Jamilah Lemieux - Ebony (magazine) 2010 Induction into the Chimurenga (magazine) Library 2012 Stocked at MoMA PS1 Artbook The Liberator Magazine
The_Liberator_Magazine
President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024
Wakai, Kangsen (23 January 2018). "A Secret History of Mr. George Weah". Chimurenga. Retrieved 5 November 2023. Burke, Jason (6 August 2000). "In the court
George_Weah
Calendar year
April 28 – In Rhodesia, security forces kill seven ZANLA men in combat; Chimurenga, the ZANU rebellion, begins. April 30 – Regular hovercraft service begins
1966
Kenyan writer and editor (1971–2019)
Geographic, The Sunday Times (South Africa), Granta, The New York Times, Chimurenga and The Guardian (UK). In 2007, Wainaina was a writer-in-residence at
Binyavanga_Wainaina
Cameroonian writer and cultural critic (1955–2024)
Kamerun be Bass Central?”, Chimurenga 16: The Chimurenga Chronic, October 2011. “Midway Between Silence and Speech”, The Chimurenga Chronic, August 2013. “Wish
Lionel_Manga
Rhodesian Army special forces unit
1080/0959231042000322567. S2CID 145455177. Moorcraft, Paul L.; McLaughlin, Peter (1982). Chimurenga! The War in Rhodesia, 1965-1980. A Military history. Marshalltown, South
Selous_Scouts
Facet of English etymology
in the 18th century from a Bantu language, possibly Kivili ci-mpenzi. chimurenga – from Shona, "revolution" or "liberation" cola – from West African languages
English words of African origin
English_words_of_African_origin
predominantly gold. The red symbolises the blood shed during the first and second Chimurenga (wars) in the "struggle for independence". The black indicates
Flag_of_Zimbabwe
Cameroonian art curator (1967–2025)
HackelBury. Retrieved 4 June 2025. Greenberger, Alex (4 October 2018), "Chimurenga Named Winner of Vera List Center’s 2018–20 Jane Lombard Prize for Art
Koyo_Kouoh
Batuque Benga Bikutsi Jazz Bongo Flava Boomba (aka Kapuka) Cape Jazz Chimurenga Coladeira Congolese rumba Coupé-Décalé Ethio-jazz Fuji music Funaná Gnawa
African_popular_music
Someone imprisoned for their political activity
2015. "The Struggle Continues". Spin. Vol. 5, no. 11. February 1990. The chimurenga of Thomas Mapfumo has made him both a pop star and political prisoner
Political_prisoner
Ethnic group in Zimbabwe
period of United Nations economic sanctions and a civil war known as the Chimurenga (Shona) or Bush War. British colonial rule returned in December 1979,
White_Zimbabweans
Zimbabwean politician (1938–1979)
fifteen, had crossed into Mozambique to join the guerrillas, adopting the chimurenga (liberation war) name of Tichaona Muhondo ("we shall see/resolve this
Josiah_Tongogara
Covert operation designed to deceive
quotes David Martin and Phyllis Johnson, The Struggle for Zimbabwe: the Chimurenga War, New York: Monthly Review Press, 1981, pp. 241–242. Cline (2005),
False_flag
American sociologist (born 1956)
Coltrane Chimurenga (born Randolph Simms) when they were both students at Harvard. They had two sons, Amilcar and Camillo, before Chimurenga died in 2019
Dorothy_Roberts
ZANU (PF) 30,822 96.6 Joseph Tawonerwi Charumbira UANC 679 2.1 Taderera Chimurenga Maingehama PF-ZAPU 414 1.3 MBARE Edward Munatsireyi Pswarayi ZANU (PF)
1985 Zimbabwean parliamentary election
1985_Zimbabwean_parliamentary_election
Zimbabwean politician (1937–2011)
estrangement. During the war, Tekere served on the ZANU high command, or Dare reChimurenga. He was detained by the Rhodesian government at Gonakudzingwa. Edgar Zivanai
Edgar_Tekere
Village in Manicaland, Zimbabwe
[citation needed] He later became a Colonel in the First World War.[citation needed] The area was first known as Penkridge, the name of a neighbouring farm
Cashel,_Zimbabwe
formal agreement to a ceasefire in the Rhodesian Bush War (or second Chimurenga) was signed; Lord Soames also signed proclamations lifting the ban on
1980 Southern Rhodesian general election
1980_Southern_Rhodesian_general_election
Zimbabwean musician (1946–2023)
band. In 1985 she formed her first band The Earthquake. In 1988 Chiweshe recorded two black liberationist songs, 'Chimurenga' and 'NeHondo'. She also helped
Stella_Chiweshe
Practitioners of traditional African medicine in Southern Africa
Retrieved 5 January 2012. Kaganof, Agan (7 April 2011). "Who's healing WHO?". Chimurenga. Retrieved 5 January 2012. Ngcai, Sabata (7 March 2004). "Sangomas take
Traditional healers of Southern Africa
Traditional_healers_of_Southern_Africa
Nigerian poet and novelist (1921–2019)
and Dreams: A history of creative writing instruction in East Africa", Chimurenga Chronic, 18 April 2017. Gabriel Okara, "Once Upon a Time", in Collected
Gabriel_Okara
Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). The Shona waged unsuccessful wars (known as Chimurenga) against encroachment upon their lands by clients of BSAC and Cecil Rhodes
History_of_Zimbabwe
Brazilian writer (born 1946)
18 e 30 (1995, 2008) Fourteen female voices from Brazil (USA, 2002) Chimurenga People (South Africa, 2007) Brasil-África Je suis Rio (Anacaona, 2016)
Conceição_Evaristo
Supreme deity in the traditional religion of Shona people
Colonial Rebellion:: The Contestation of Power in Colonial Zimbabwe’s Chimurenga of 1896-1897', Journal for the Study of Religion, 29:1 (2016), pp. 57-84
Mwari
subsequently used by the black nationalist factions during the Second Chimurenga campaigns against the Rhodesian government during the Rhodesian Bush War
List of renamed places in Zimbabwe
List_of_renamed_places_in_Zimbabwe
Sierra Leone-born writer
second short story "Stickfighting Days", which was originally published in Chimurenga. The judges said he was "a talent with an enormous future". He hopes to
Olufemi_Terry
Rhodesian military unit composed of French volunteers
People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA), for what they called the "Second Chimurenga", with the goal of overthrowing the government and introducing black majority
7 Independent Company (Rhodesia)
7_Independent_Company_(Rhodesia)
Nigerian filmmaker (born 1948)
Odia (9 July 2013). "In Defense of the Films We Have Made". Chronic Chimurenga. Retrieved 9 July 2013. "About the Director, Tunde Kelani". AFF Inc. Films
Tunde_Kelani
American nonprofit organization
India. 2018-2020 Prize Winner: Chimurenga The 2018-2020 Jane Lombard Prize for Art and Social Justice was awarded to Chimurenga, the Pan African collective
Vera List Center for Art and Politics
Vera_List_Center_for_Art_and_Politics
Cuban writer, journalist and academic (born 1942)
Cultural emissaries" Archived 10 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Chimurenga Library. Nordheimer, Jon (1 March 1987). "Blacks meet to revive 50-year-old
Carlos_Moore_(writer)
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