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| Mbuya Nehanda - The Heroine of Chimurenga I and our inspiration in Chimurenga II. |
Cecil John Rhodes and his Pioneer Column came into present day Zimbabwe in 1890 and set themselves up as the overlords of Zimbabweans, having duped King Lobengula into signing away this role to them. They then displaced the black population from their land and enacted racist laws which further disenfranchised blacks in all spheres. This carried on for nearly a hundred years, until after an armed struggle - Chimurenga II (1966 to 1980) - Zimbabwe gained its independence from this servitude to foreigners.
Of course, the colonial settlers and their descendants have, from time to time, tried to present themselves as having been welcomed as saviours by the black population. This lie is easy to dismiss because they arrived in 1890, under false pretences, between 1893 and 1896 there was already an armed revolt - Chimurenga I - by the blacks, as the white settlers' pretence was discovered. The leader of Chimurenga I - Mbuya Nehanda - was executed by the whites, but not before she prophesied the coming of Chimurenga II with these words: "My bones shall arise!"
Video: A Short And Accurate History of Zimbabwe's Liberation Struggle.
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