Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo (19 June 1917 – 1 July 1999) was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Vice-President of Zimbabwe from 1990 until his death in 1999.

Joshua Nkomo, Black nationalist in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) and leader of the Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU). In independent Zimbabwe he served as a vice president (1990–99) under his political rival, Robert Mugabe.

Joshua Nkomo possesses the ability to inspire great loyalty and devotion among his followers 32 — a fact which even his political enemies admit. His close associates say that the secret lies in his ‘common touch’, his capacity for talking to all types of men in a language they can understand.

Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo (June 19, 1917 – July 1, 1999) was the leader and founder of the Zimbabwe African People's Union from the Ndebele tribe.

Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo (19 June 1917 [1] – 1 July 1999) was the leader and founder of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) and a member of the Ndebele (Kalanga) tribe. [ 2 ] Nkomo was jailed for ten years by Rhodesia 's white minority government.

2021年1月20日 · Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo was a Zimbabwean anti-colonialist revolutionary and politician who was vice-president of Zimbabwe from 1990 to his death in 1999. Nkomo was born on June 19, 1917 in what was then Matabeleland, Rhodesia into a family where he had eight siblings.

Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo is a celebrated Zimbabwean Second Chimurenga nationalist leader. He founded a number of political movements against the settler regime with the most notable being the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) which he founded in 1962.

2018年5月29日 · Joshua Nkomo has been hailed as the “ father of Zimbabwean nationalism ” for his role in assuring black majority rule in the African nation of Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia). Known affectionately in his homeland as “ Father Zimbabwe ” or “ The Old Lion, ” Nkomo serves as one of two vice-presidents in what is essentially a one-party state.

2023年7月1日 · In the annals of African history, there are few figures as iconic and revered as the late Cde Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo, affectionately known as Father Zimbabwe. A towering presence with an...

2023年7月1日 · Father Zimbabwe’s battle against prostate cancer had come to an end, leaving behind a profound legacy. Born in 1917, Joshua Nkomo hailed from humble beginnings. The son of a teacher and preacher...