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Phekelezela Mphoko Declared A National Hero

3 months agoSat, 07 Dec 2024 04:53:08 GMT
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Phekelezela Mphoko Declared A National Hero

The ZANU PF Politburo has accorded late former Vice President Phekelezela Mphoko national hero status.

Mphoko was Zimbabwe’s co-vice president from June 2014 to November 2017 when then President Robert Mugabe was overthrown by the military in a coup that installed incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Mphoko was appointed Vice-President on 10 2014, replacing John Landa Nkomo, who died in 2013.

Mphoko died aged 84 on Friday afternoon after a long illness.

He had been battling an undisclosed illness and died while undergoing treatment in India. His wife Laurinda was by his side, reported ZimLive.

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Born on June 11, 1940, at Gwizane in Bubi District, Matabeleland North, Mphoko was one of the few surviving former ZPRA commanders who executed the armed struggle. He was known by his liberation war name, Report.

Mphoko was arrested in 1963 for political violence after confronting a Rhodesian police officer who had unleashed a dog on him and fellow youths. He was sentenced to three years in jail and sent to Khami Prison.

He was a delegate at the 1963 Cold Comfort Farm People’s Caretaker Council Congress, where a Special Affairs Department was created to oversee the external wing of ZAPU that would direct the armed struggle.

Mphoko was selected by ZAPU leader Joshua Nkomo to undergo military training under the Special Affairs program, alongside Albert Nxele, Walter Mbambo, and Sam Dumaza Mpofu. In April 1964, he left Zimbabwe and trained in the Soviet Union from May 1964 to February 1965.

In March 1965, Mphoko established the first military command structure, the Military Planning Committee, to coordinate the armed struggle.

He was among the first seven commanders tasked with recruiting, training, and leading Zimbabweans in the liberation movement.

In 1967, Mphoko became a member of the Joint Military Command, overseeing Logistics and Supply in the ANC/ZAPU Alliance.

He played a significant role in the Wankie operations and worked with South African freedom fighters like Joe Modise and Chris Hani.

In 1967 and 1968, Mphoko operated in Sipolilo (now Guruve) with fellow leaders such as Modise, Abraham Nkiwane, and Dumiso Dabengwa.

In 1976, Mphoko was a delegate at the formation of the Patriotic Front in Maputo, Mozambique, alongside leaders like Jason Ziyaphapha Moyo, George Silundika, and Joseph Msika.

In 1977, Mphoko attended the OAU Adhoc Committee of Foreign Ministers in Luanda, Angola, with Msika and Silundika.

Mphoko was a military delegate at the 1979 Lancaster House Peace Talks.

In 1980, Mphoko was appointed as Special Envoy for Joshua Nkomo to several foreign leaders, including President Samora Machel of Mozambique and President Fidel Castro of Cuba.

Mphoko served on the sub-committee that designed the national flag of Zimbabwe in 1981.

Mphoko worked in the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare as Deputy Director for Demobilisation in 1981.

In 1987, he moved to diplomatic service, first serving in Mozambique and later as Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Austria in 1996, overseeing the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation.

Mphoko also served as Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Botswana, Russia and South Africa.

Under Mugabe’s leadership, Mphoko was appointed to head the Ministry of National Healing, Peace and Reconciliation.

On July 6, 2015, Mugabe also tasked Mphoko with overseeing the coordination and implementation of key policies within his government.

Mphoko is survived by his wife, Laurinda, their three children — Sikhumbuzo, Siduduzo, and Siqokoqela — as well as several grandchildren.

Family member Velile Mphoko confirmed on Friday that the former Vice-President’s wife and children were in Dubai and are making arrangements to return home.

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25 Comments

@OFFICER#12 · 3 months ago
haiwawoo
Nyamatsatse · 3 months ago
Bekezela Mboko same same naTshabangu
Anonymous · 3 months ago
MTHWAKAZI, TAKE THE MONEY AND REFUSE THE HUTUSHONA GUKURAHUNDI SHRINE, LIKE DUMISO DABENGWA DID. YOU CAN'T LIE NEXT TO A TSHONA MONKEY, IN YOUR ITERNITY. TSHONAS, VOETSEK ZINJA ZOTHUVI. WE HATE YOU. VOETSEK!
shurushuru · 3 months ago
don't paint all tsonas with the same brush wena
Nyamatsatse · 3 months ago
iwe mundewere iwe kana **** achikubhowa just go back to your Kivukiland
Anonymous · 3 months ago
VOETSEK USELESS, POWERLESS MANYIKA. USED, AND A USED CHITEPOS. KEEP QUIET. ANAZI LUTHO!!
Patriot · 3 months ago
No need to say you need medical attention and I leave it to close family members to see to it that you get it.
bhangu · 3 months ago
cabinet yamugabe yakwana chiranganai kutonga muri ikko mbwa dzevanhu
Die suckers ! · 3 months ago
We Zimbabweans hereby declare mphoko a zanoid national a.n.u.s , may he burn in hell and not rest in pieces hahahah
Red Cloud · 3 months ago
do we have heroes in this teapot shaped country
Juju · 3 months ago
After the coup you were tormented until your last breath and you are honoured when you are dead !!
Scoffer · 3 months ago
aigara muhotera nekuti hapana imba yaienderana naye sa VP
UK Dctor. · 3 months ago
ah zvimwe zvinhu ukada kuzvi plusa azvienderani.vose vanoti tirima worveten unoshaya kuti ndoozvavairwira zvacho izvo.vana ve Zimbabwe takadzidzi kudzidza hupenzi ihohu.kungonhonga vanhu kuti vazadze heroes kwete kti vanhu Ava vanezvarikutishandira ahhh fokofuuu
LOOTMORE · 3 months ago
haaa tinenge tichingonyeperwa navo the so called Liberators
...,. · 3 months ago
Was he given leave from Khami prison where he is said to have been committed to for 3 years from 1963 as he managed to be a delegate at Cold Comfort in 1963 and managed to leave the country in April 1964 for the Soviet Union for military training up to February 1965, establishing the military committee to coordinate the armed struggle in March?
T · 3 months ago
he was given bail whilst waiting a retrail.
@T · 3 months ago
usataura kwausina kuswera nyaya ndeye kunyepa haana kuhondo kwakaenda
· 3 months ago
N****wondo dzevanhu vanozviti ma Warvet hadzina kujeka dzine tunhema mukati .varikuti akasungwa 1963 akatongerwa kugara mujeri for 3 years ku kham prison , 1964 vakaenda Soviet union . Mubvunzo wangu woti vakaenda ku Soviet union sei ivo vanga vari kujeri
T · 3 months ago
he was given bail whilst waiting a retrail. ndipo paakabva atiza Zimbabwe yachona.
Jah🇿🇼Tsvarie-07 · 3 months ago
Heroes who fought for their families...
ZimSketch · 3 months ago
munaka ndafa....
Comrade Strong ZiG · 3 months ago
Wakangonzwa zvakunzi Joint Military Command then know ndoteam ratisvitsa pa ZiG patiri nhasi
sorry · 3 months ago
vese vakauraya nyika pa Heroes

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