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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 | 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> | |||
= First Chimurenga = | = First Chimurenga = | ||
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Matabele_War#Birthplace_of_Scouting> | |||
= Second Chimurenga = | = Second Chimurenga = | ||
Latest revision as of 17:45, 4 April 2023
Chimurenga is a word in the Shona language, meaning "struggle" or "fight for freedom."[1] 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 Ndebele and Shona insurrections against the British South Africa Company during the late 1890s—the First 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.[2]
First Chimurenga
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Matabele_War#Birthplace_of_Scouting>
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/>