Impact of Herbert Chitepo's Death Towards the Liberation of Zimbabwe

On 18 March 1975 Herbert Wilshire Chitepo was assassinated in Zambia. He was assassinated in order to silence him, but his death became a "silent echoing voice" at the backdrop of the Zimbabwean Revolution. His death becomes a turning point in Zimbabwean history. Yes, Death is the inevitable, and it is a must, but why the death of Herbert Chitepo is more important than the death of other Comrades? Who wanted him dead and why? There is no single answer to this question. It is a challenge to both historians and politicians. His death became a jigsaw puzzle as to who killed him, why and how? This puzzle still needs to be solved.

Herbert Mandicheta a rejoint le centre de ressources pour les personnes handicapées de l'université du Zimbabwe en tant qu'assistant. Il est titulaire d'une licence d'histoire, de lettres classiques et d'études religieuses de l'université du Zimbabwe. Il enseigne notamment l'historiographie coloniale et postcoloniale, la rhétorique et l'alphabétisation.