Washington Malianga

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Washington Malianga (born in 1926) is one of several leaders of the Zimbabwe African People's Union who left ZAPU in 1963 and founded the Zimbabwe African National Union. ZAPU leader Joshua Nkomo suspended their membership due to their opposition to his continued leadership. The other leaders were Ndabaningi Sithole, Robert Mugabe, and Leopold Takawira.[1] He served as Party Secretary.[2]

Malianga was born at the Old Umtali Mission in 1926.[1]

In 1973 he lost his bid to be reelected as Party Secretary to [[]].[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Robert Cary and Diana Mitchell. African Nationalist Leaders in Rhodesia Who's who, 1977. Page 101.
  2. ^ a b White, Luise. The Assassination of Herbert Chitepo: Texts and Politics in Zimbabwe, 2003. Page 76.
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