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Solomon Mujuru (born Solomon Tapfumaneyi Mutusva; 5 May – 15 August ), also known by his nom-de-guerre, Rex Nhongo, was a Zimbabwean military officer and politician who led Robert Mugabe's guerrilla forces during the Rhodesian Bush War. He was an influential figure in Zimbabwe's post-independence politics.
He was from the Zezuru clan. In post-independence Zimbabwe, he went on to become army chief before leaving government service in After leaving his post in the Zimbabwe National Army, he got into politics becoming Member of Parliament for Chikomba on a Zanu PF ticket.
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Biography
Early life
He was born Solomon Tapfumaneyi Mutusva Mujuru in Enkeldoorn, Southern Rhodesia. He was raised in colonial Rhodesia's Chikomba region. Mujuru took an interest in politics at an early age.
General solomon mujuru Mujuru, the Liberation Fighter and Kingmaker. On one hand, the guerrilla is faced with the Ian Smith hordes, on another, the guerrilla is trying to convince the peasants of the war, on another plane the guerrilla has to contend with the ever-present factional fights within the movement. Tendi explains that Mujuru may have had no direct role in Gukurahundi and that the notorious 5th Brigade reported mainly to either Mugabe and took orders from either the Minister of Home Affairs Herbert Ushewokunze or the Minister of State intelligence Emmerson Mnangagwa. There are very few photos of him around.He was first arrested for his activism while a student at Zimuto High School and later joined the youth league of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU). He was detained again by the Rhodesian authorities in and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Upon his release, Mujuru fled to Lusaka, Zambia, where he was recruited for guerrilla training in the Soviet Union.
Rhodesian Bush War
During the Zimbabwe War of Liberation Mujuru, with Josiah Tongogara, led the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) while Robert Mugabe was in jail for 10 years (from to ).
Mugabe, along with Edgar Tekere, subsequently slipped into Mozambique after their release, with *istance from chief Rekayi Tangwena, where Mujuru pe*ioned the insurgents to accept Mugabe as their leader.
In , Mujuru was appointed military chief of the Patriotic Front, a theoretical amalgamation of ZAPU and Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU).
Who killed solomon mujuru Biography [ edit ]. The Times. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. She adopted the name Teurai Ropa Spill Blood , during the struggle and claims to have shot down a Rhodesian helicopter with the machine-gun of a dying comrade and was later promoted to commander.From to , he supervised operational planning, infiltration, and the movement of ZANLA cadres inside Rhodesia. In , the ZANLA commander was instrumental in demobilising former guerrillas in *embly points monitored by Commonwealth forces.
Post-Independence
Promoted to general in the new Zimbabwe National Army, Mujuru oversaw ZANLA's integration into the Zimbabwe Defence Forces.
He was appointed chief of the army following the resignation of Lieutenant-General Peter Walls, and retired in to go into business. As a civilian, he became influential in the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans *ociation, lobbying for increased veterans' welfare and a prominent stake in the land reform programme.
Politics
It was generally thought that Mujuru had a tremendous amount of influence on who would lead ZANU-PF and the country.
He was the only person believed to have had the stature to challenge Mugabe during party meetings. Newspaper reports claimed Mujuru had been under house arrest and hour surveillance between and for his role in attempting to oust Mugabe. However, he remained an influential member of the ruling ZANU-PF politburo and central committees.
Mujuru and his wife were among the ZANU-PF party members subject to personal sanctions imposed by the United States.
Business and Black Economic Empowerment
Mujuru was a successful businessman and commercial farmer, who both advocated and benefitted from indigenisation and black economic empowerment in Zimbabwe.
He had diverse business ventures, which included mining, agriculture, transport, tourism and investment in the construction industry.
Solomon mujuru dies The Sunday Mail. In other projects. What emerges is the very complex way in which family, friendships and comradeship weave in and out of national, regional and international political contests, chief of which was the liberation war itself. The leadership contests, the internal rebellions, the lack of arms for fighting — and all this in the context of war highlights the capacity of Solomon Mujuru to scheme and jive while keeping the forces of intra-movement shenanigans at bay.In the mids Mujuru clashed with Emmerson Mnangagwa, long considered Mugabe's favoured heir, when Solomon bid to buy into the multibillion-dollar Zimasco, a chrome mining and smelting concern in Zimbabwe's Midlands Province.
Farming
Popular speculation is that Mujuru owned anywhere between six and sixteen farms, including Alamein Farm, seized from Guy Watson-Smith during the fast-track land reform in His seizure of Alamein Farm was at the time ruled illegal by the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe.
Mujuru farmed with tobacco, maize and game at Alamein Farm.
Farm workers also produced their own tobacco on land allocated to them.
Death
Solomon Mujuru died in a fire in the early hours of the night of 15 August , at the homestead of Alamein Farm, in cir*stances that many commentators suggest were suspicious.
He had stopped at the Beatrice Hotel, km south-west of Harare, where he had drunk and chatted with patrons; he was having an early night before a long journey the next day.
A maid and guard at the farm testified they heard gunshots two hours before flames were seen at his farmhouse. Mujuru had left groceries and his cell phone in his car, something he had never done before. The general had taken 40 minutes to drive from the hotel to his farm, a journey of 10 minutes. The lone policeman was asleep at the time, and after he awoke, he had no airtime, and the radio was broken.
When the firetruck arrived it had no water.
An inquiry was opened.
The coroner investigating Mujuru's death concluded he had died of smoke inhalation, but Mujuru's family lacks confidence in the coroner's findings. They plan to pe*ion for approval to exhume Mujuru's remains and have them independently examined by a doctor of their own choice. Mujuru's remains are located at Heroes' Acre, a memorial in Zimbabwe.