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	2) The war fought between African freedom fighters and the white supremacist Rhodesian settler-colonial government during the 1960s and 1970s—the Second Chimurenga.		2) The war fought between African freedom fighters and the white supremacist Rhodesian settler-colonial government during the 1960s and 1970s—the Second Chimurenga.

			Chimurenga also connotes the notion of a "people's war" - a fight in which everyone at hand participates. The word's contemporary interpretation has been extended to describe a struggle for human rights, political dignity and social justice.<ref>http://www.zambuko.com/mbirapage/resource_guide/pages/music/chimurenga.html</ref>

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	1) The [[Northern Ndebele people\|Ndebele]] and [[Shona people\|Shona]] insurrections against the [[British South Africa Company]] during the late 1890s—the First Chimurenga.		1) The [[Northern Ndebele people\|Ndebele]] and [[Shona people\|Shona]] insurrections against the [[British South Africa Company]] during the late 1890s—the First Chimurenga.

	2) The war fought between African ~~nationalist guerrillas~~ and the white supremacist ~~[[Rhodesia]]n~~ settler-colonial government during the 1960s and 1970s—the Second Chimurenga.		2) The war fought between African freedom fighters and the white supremacist Rhodesian settler-colonial government during the 1960s and 1970s—the Second Chimurenga.

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	'''''Chimurenga''''' is a word in the [[Shona language]], meaning "struggle" or "fight for freedom."<ref>https://www.auxsons.com/en/focus/chimurenga-a-musical-struggle-in-zimbabwe/</ref> The Ndebele equivalent - not as widely used since the majority of Zimbabweans are Shona speaking, is '''''Umvukela''''', meaning "revolutionary struggle" or uprising.		'''''Chimurenga''''' is a word in the [[Shona language]], meaning "struggle" or "fight for freedom."<ref>https://www.auxsons.com/en/focus/chimurenga-a-musical-struggle-in-zimbabwe/</ref> The Ndebele equivalent - not as widely used since the majority of Zimbabweans are Shona speaking - is '''''Umvukela''''', meaning "revolutionary struggle" or uprising.

	In specific historical terms, it refers to:		In specific historical terms, it refers to:

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'''''Chimurenga''''' is a word in the [[Shona language]], meaning "struggle" or "fight for freedom."<ref>https://www.auxsons.com/en/focus/chimurenga-a-musical-struggle-in-zimbabwe/</ref> The Ndebele equivalent - not as widely used since the majority of Zimbabweans are Shona speaking, is '''''Umvukela''''', meaning "revolutionary struggle" or uprising.

In specific historical terms, it refers to:

1) The [[Northern Ndebele people|Ndebele]] and [[Shona people|Shona]] insurrections against the [[British South Africa Company]] during the late 1890s—the First Chimurenga.

2) The war fought between African nationalist guerrillas and the white supremacist [[Rhodesia]]n settler-colonial government during the 1960s and 1970s—the Second Chimurenga.

= First Chimurenga =

= Second Chimurenga =

= Chimurenga Music =

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo>

<https://www.auxsons.com/en/focus/chimurenga-a-musical-struggle-in-zimbabwe/>

<https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/zimbabwes-powerful-music-of-struggle>

<https://mg.co.za/article/2011-09-30-hauntingly-quintessentially-chimurenga/>

= Sources =