1976 in Zimbabwe

See also: 1975 in Zimbabwe, other events of 1976, 1977 in Zimbabwe and Years in Zimbabwe.

Contents

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Bibliography

Events

August

11 August - Umtali came under rocket attack and mortar attack from Mozambique. Houses were damaged in Greenside and Darlington.

September

24 September - The Rhodesian Government accepted proposals put forward by U.S. Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger for majority rule in Rhodesia within two years.

November

15 November - 31 guerillas killed by Rhodesian Security Forces in a battle in the Honde Valley

December

6 December - A retired Catholic Bishop, a catholic priest and a catholic nun were shot dead in a guerilla ambush in Lupane. They were 71 year old retired Bishop of Bulawayo, Rt. Rev, Adolph Schmitt, 65 year old Fr Possenti Weggarten, principal of Regina Mundi Secondary School in Lupane, and Sr Maria Francis van den Berg.
19 December - 27 male workers killed by guerillas at a tea estate in the Honde Valley.

Births

Deaths

6 December - Retired Catholic Bishop of Bulawayo, Rt. Rev, Adolph Schmitt, aged 71. Shot by guerillas in Lupane

Bibliography

(1978). "The Valiant Years." Galaxie Press, Salisbury, Rhodesia