- Nikita Mangena
Nikita Mangena (????-1978), born Alfred Mangena in the Maranda area, commanded the
Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA), the militant branch of theZimbabwe African People's Union , in theRhodesian Bush War .Lookout Masuku led ZIPRA after Mangena's death in 1978.Peter Abbott and Philip Botham. "Modern African Wars", 1986. Page 8.]In November 1975 ZAPU and the
Zimbabwe African National Union formed theZimbabwe People's Army inMozambique . While the joint military force soon fell apart, when it successfully functioned Mangena served as the second-in-command.Sellstr̀eom, Tor. "Sweden and National Liberation in Southern Africa", 2002. Page 365.]Mangena led a ZIPRA uprising against ZAPU moderates in 1977 with hundreds of followers in camps in
Zambia attacking ZAPU's headquarters inLusaka . While Mangena did not intend to lead a coup againstJoshua Nkomo , he wished to reassert his power over the organization's militant activities. Soon after the uprising he was assassinated.Kriger, Norma J. "Guerrilla Veterans in Post-war Zimbabwe: Symbolic and Violent Politics, 1980-1987", 2003. Page 28.]References
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