Joshua Nkomo
Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo (19 June 1917–1 July 1999) was the leader and founder of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) and a member of the Kalanga tribe. He was affectionately known in Zimbabwe as "Father Zimbabwe", "Umdala Wethu", "Umafukufuku" or "Chibwechitedza" (the slippery rock).
Read more about Joshua Nkomo: Early Life, Armed Struggle, Politics, Coup D'état, Nkomo Letters, National Hero Status
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“Behold the walls of Jericho. Maybe not as thick as the ones that Joshua blew down with his trumpet, but a lot safer. See, I have no trumpet. Now just to show you my heart’s in the right place, I’ll give you my best pair of pajamas. Do you mind joining the Israelites?”
—Robert Riskin (1897–1955)
“All I’m trying to do is not join my ancestral spirits just yet.”
—Joshua Nkomo (b. 1917)