Joshua Nkomo

Early Life

Joshua Nkomo (1918 (date uncertain) – July 1, 1999) was a Zimbabwean nationalist leader, a Ndebele, and the leader and founder of the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU).

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1918 - July 1 - 1999 - Zimbabwean - Ndebele - Zimbabwe African Peoples Union

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He was born to black missionary teachers in Matabeleland and educated in South Africa, where he met Nelson Mandela and other regional nationalist leaders at Fort Hare University.

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Matabeleland - South Africa - Nelson Mandela - Fort Hare University

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After returning to Bulawayo in 1948, he became a trade unionist for black railway workers.

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Bulawayo - 1948

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