Solomon Mujuru
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Solomon Mujuru (born Solomon Tapfumaney Mutusva; 5 May 1945 – August 2011), also known as Rex Nhongo, was a Zimbabwean military officer and politician who led Robert Mugabe's guerrilla forces during the Rhodesian Bush War.
He belonged to the Zezuru clan.
He went on to become army chief in Zimbabwe after leaving the public service in 1995.
After leaving his position in the Zimbabwe National Army, he went into politics and became a member of Parliament for Chikomba on a Zanu PF ticket.
He was generally regarded as one of Zimbabwe's most dangerous men.
Joice Mujuru, his wife, became Zimbabwe's Vice President in 2004.
Early life
In Enkeldoorn, Southern Rhodesia, he was born Solomon Tapfumaneyi Mutusva Mujuru. He was born in Chikomba, Rhodesia, in colonial Rhodesia. Mujuru began to be interested in politics at an early age. He was first arrested for his activism as a student at Zimuto High School and later joined the Zimbabwe African People's Union's youth team (ZAPU). He was arrested by Rhodesian authorities in 1966 and sentenced to two years in prison. Following his release, Mujuru travelled to Lusaka, Zambia, where he was recruited for guerrilla training in the Soviet Union.
During the Zimbabwean National Liberation Army, with Josiah Tongogara, the Zimbabwean National Liberation Army was based in Mujuru, Zimbabwe, although Robert Mugabe was in prison for ten years (from 1964 to 1974). Following Mugabe's release, the rebels and Edgar Tekere followed him into Mozambique, with chief Rekayi Tangwena's help. Mugabe then petitioned the rebels to recognise Mugabe as their leader.
Mujuru was named military chief of the Patriotic Front in 1976, a theoretical union of ZAPU and Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU). He oversaw operational planning, exfiltration, and the transfer of ZANLA cadres within Rhodesia from 1976 to 1979. In 1980, the ZANLA chief was instrumental in demobilizing former rebels in assembly points monitored by Commonwealth forces.
Mujuru was promoted to general in the new Zimbabwe National Army, and he oversaw ZANLA's integration into the Zimbabwe Defence Forces. Following the resignation of Lieutenant-General Peter Walls' resignation, he was made the army's chief, and he resigned in 1992 to go back to industry. As a soldier, he became involved in the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association, advocating for increased veterans' protection and a leading role in the land reform movement.