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Confirmed: Mujuru has died
16 Aug 2011 at 10:42hrs | Views
Retired Army General, Solomon Mujuru has died.
State Security Minister, Dr Sydney Sekeramayi, says Mujuru died last night in a fire accident, at his farm house in Beatrice.
Police forensics are investigating the cause of the fire which engulfed the entire house.
Police say his body, which was burnt beyond recognition, has been taken to one commando barracks for more pathological tests.
Born Solomon Mutusva , Solomon Mujuru, whose liberation war name was Rex Nhongo was born in Chivhu, then Charter District.
Mujuru attended Kwenda and Rufaro missions for his primary education and Zimuto Secondary Secondary School in Masvingo.
Mujuru's passion to see his country free allowed him to partake in political activism which saw him being arrested while in forn 3.
He later left the comfort of his job to join the liberation struggle in the 1960s as a member of the ZAPU Youth League and Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA).
He became a field commander of the Zimbabwe African People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) in the 1960s before joinining the Zimbabwe National Liberation Army (ZANLA) in 1971.
He became acting Commander-in-Chief of ZANLA in 1975.
In 1976, Mujuru was Joint leader of Zimbabwe People' Army (ZIPA), a united force of ZIPRA and ZANLA.
He became the Deputy Secretary of Defence for Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) in 1977 and Commander of the Zimbabwe National Army in 1981 before he was promoted to full General in 1992.
Mujuru also served as Member of Parliament for Chikomba District from 1994 to 2000.
State Security Minister, Dr Sydney Sekeramayi, says Mujuru died last night in a fire accident, at his farm house in Beatrice.
Police forensics are investigating the cause of the fire which engulfed the entire house.
Police say his body, which was burnt beyond recognition, has been taken to one commando barracks for more pathological tests.
Born Solomon Mutusva , Solomon Mujuru, whose liberation war name was Rex Nhongo was born in Chivhu, then Charter District.
Mujuru attended Kwenda and Rufaro missions for his primary education and Zimuto Secondary Secondary School in Masvingo.
Mujuru's passion to see his country free allowed him to partake in political activism which saw him being arrested while in forn 3.
He later left the comfort of his job to join the liberation struggle in the 1960s as a member of the ZAPU Youth League and Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA).
He became a field commander of the Zimbabwe African People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) in the 1960s before joinining the Zimbabwe National Liberation Army (ZANLA) in 1971.
He became acting Commander-in-Chief of ZANLA in 1975.
In 1976, Mujuru was Joint leader of Zimbabwe People' Army (ZIPA), a united force of ZIPRA and ZANLA.
He became the Deputy Secretary of Defence for Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) in 1977 and Commander of the Zimbabwe National Army in 1981 before he was promoted to full General in 1992.
Mujuru also served as Member of Parliament for Chikomba District from 1994 to 2000.
Source - zbc
