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'''Security Force Auxiliaries''' or '''''Pfumo Re Vanhu''''' were black private militias in [[Rhodesia]] formed during the [[Rhodesian Bush War]], |
'''Security Force Auxiliaries''' or '''''Pfumo Re Vanhu''''' were black private militias in [[Rhodesia]] formed during the [[Rhodesian Bush War]], And the [[Zimbabwe-Rhodesia]] government. |
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[[Ndabaningi Sithole]], founder of the [[Zimbabwe African National Union]], and [[Abel Muzorewa]], the first and only [[Prime Minister of Rhodesia|Prime Minister]] of [[Zimbabwe Rhodesia]], led the auxiliaries by 1979.<ref name="war">Preston, Matthew. ''Ending Civil War: Rhodesia and Lebanon in Perspective'', 2004. Page 63.</ref> |
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In 1978 the Rhodesian Special Branch created the first SFA in the Msana Tribal Trust Lands (TTL). While the Rhodesian government intended for them only to serve as pro-government, anti-Communist militias, author Matthew Preston argues they became [[Abel Muzorewa|Prime Minister Muzorewa]] and [[Ndabaningi Sithole]]'s "[[Private army|private armies]]." By 1979 there were 2,000 auxiliaries. By April there were 10,000. Not only did the auxiliaries protect voters, but in some cities, such as Karoi, Chinamore and Seki, they fought and defeated the [[Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front|Patriotic Front]]. Like the Rhodesian security forces and their guerrilla opponents, SFAs used torture to extract information.<ref name="war">Preston, Matthew. ''Ending Civil War: Rhodesia and Lebanon in Perspective'', 2004. Page 63.</ref> |
In 1978 the Rhodesian Special Branch created the first SFA in the Msana Tribal Trust Lands (TTL). While the Rhodesian government intended for them only to serve as pro-government, anti-Communist militias, author Matthew Preston argues they became [[Abel Muzorewa|Prime Minister Muzorewa]] and [[Ndabaningi Sithole]]'s "[[Private army|private armies]]." By 1979 there were 2,000 auxiliaries. By April there were 10,000. Not only did the auxiliaries protect voters, but in some cities, such as Karoi, Chinamore and Seki, they fought and defeated the [[Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front|Patriotic Front]]. Like the Rhodesian security forces and their guerrilla opponents, SFAs used torture to extract information.<ref name="war">Preston, Matthew. ''Ending Civil War: Rhodesia and Lebanon in Perspective'', 2004. Page 63.</ref> |
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Security Force Auxiliaries or Pfumo Re Vanhu were black private militias in Rhodesia formed during the Rhodesian Bush War, And the Zimbabwe-Rhodesia government.
Ndabaningi Sithole, founder of the Zimbabwe African National Union, and Abel Muzorewa, the first and only Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia, led the auxiliaries by 1979.[1]
In 1978 the Rhodesian Special Branch created the first SFA in the Msana Tribal Trust Lands (TTL). While the Rhodesian government intended for them only to serve as pro-government, anti-Communist militias, author Matthew Preston argues they became Prime Minister Muzorewa and Ndabaningi Sithole's "private armies." By 1979 there were 2,000 auxiliaries. By April there were 10,000. Not only did the auxiliaries protect voters, but in some cities, such as Karoi, Chinamore and Seki, they fought and defeated the Patriotic Front. Like the Rhodesian security forces and their guerrilla opponents, SFAs used torture to extract information.[1]
References
External links
- Security Force Auxiliaries Archived 2020-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
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