Global InformationLazarus Nkala information
Lazarus Nkala | |
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| Born | 26 February 1927 Filabusi, Southern Rhodesia |
| Died | 3 December 1975 (aged 48) near Gadade Mbembesi, Rhodesia |
| Alma mater | University of South Africa (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Builder, trade union leader, activist, revolutionary |
| Political party | African National Congress (1957–1959) National Democratic Party (1960–1961) Zimbabwe African People's Union (1961–1975) |
| Spouse | Leah Nkala now 95 years old |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Enos Nkala (cousin) |
Lazarus Nkala (26 February 1927 – 3 December 1975), known in political circles by the nickname UMavava,[1] was a Rhodesian trade union leader, activist, and revolutionary. Born in Filabusi in Matabeleland, he attended mission and government schools and trained as a builder. He worked in Bulawayo, and became a union leader and African nationalist activist. In the 1950s and 60s, he served in leadership roles in the Southern Rhodesia African National Congress, National Democratic Party, and Zimbabwe African People's Union. He was detained in 1964 and, with the exception of a three-week period the following year, was held in continuous detention for the next ten years. Upon his release in 1974, he was named Organising Secretary of the ANC, and attended the Victoria Falls Conference as part of Joshua Nkomo's delegation. He died shortly after in an automobile accident driving from Salisbury (now Harare) to Bulawayo.
- ^ National Heroes of Zimbabwe: Role Models for Our Youth. ZANU-PF Department of Information and Publicity. 1997. p. 10.