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Lieutenant General '''Lookout Masuku''' ([[April 7]] [[1940]] – [[ |
Lieutenant General '''Lookout Masuku''' ([[April 7]] [[1940]] – [[5 April]] [[1986]]) commanded the [[Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army]], the militant wing of the [[Zimbabwe African People's Union]], during the [[Rhodesian Bush War]]. He served as the deputy commander of the [[Zimbabwe National Army]] until his arrest in 1982 for allegedly plotting to overthrow [[President of Zimbabwe]] [[Robert Mugabe]].<ref name="death">[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE5DD143DF934A35757C0A960948260 Lookout Masuku dies at 46; commanded Nkomo forces] The New York Times</ref> |
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In 1982 Zimbabwean police arrested Masuku and [[Dumiso Dabengwa]], the ZIPRA intelligence chief, for allegedly planning a [[coup d'état]] against then-Prime Minister [[Robert Mugabe]]. The Supreme Court found Masuku, Dabengwa, and four others [[not guilty]] in 1983, but police detained them again under emergency regulations, holding them for four years. The government released Masuku, due to poor health, and [[Vote Moyo]], a ZAPU official, on [[March 11]], 1986.<ref name="death"/><ref name="shroud">[http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/11-march-2005/gukurahundi.html Many deaths remain shrouded in mystery] The Zimbabwean</ref> |
In 1982 Zimbabwean police arrested Masuku and [[Dumiso Dabengwa]], the ZIPRA intelligence chief, for allegedly planning a [[coup d'état]] against then-Prime Minister [[Robert Mugabe]]. The Supreme Court found Masuku, Dabengwa, and four others [[not guilty]] in 1983, but police detained them again under emergency regulations, holding them for four years. The government released Masuku, due to poor health, and [[Vote Moyo]], a ZAPU official, on [[March 11]], 1986.<ref name="death"/><ref name="shroud">[http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/11-march-2005/gukurahundi.html Many deaths remain shrouded in mystery] The Zimbabwean</ref> |
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He died on [[April 5]], 1986 at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare from [[Cryptococcus|cryptococcal]] [[meningitis]].<ref name="death"/> SW Radio Africa expressed doubt about the official circumstances of Masuku's death, saying it was "suspicious."<ref name="shroud"/> |
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The Mugabe administration later declared Masuku a national hero.<ref name="shroud"/> |
The Mugabe administration later declared Masuku a national hero.<ref name="shroud"/> |
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Revision as of 09:45, 17 September 2007
Lieutenant General Lookout Masuku (April 7 1940 – 5 April 1986) commanded the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army, the militant wing of the Zimbabwe African People's Union, during the Rhodesian Bush War. He served as the deputy commander of the Zimbabwe National Army until his arrest in 1982 for allegedly plotting to overthrow President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe.[1]
In 1982 Zimbabwean police arrested Masuku and Dumiso Dabengwa, the ZIPRA intelligence chief, for allegedly planning a coup d'état against then-Prime Minister Robert Mugabe. The Supreme Court found Masuku, Dabengwa, and four others not guilty in 1983, but police detained them again under emergency regulations, holding them for four years. The government released Masuku, due to poor health, and Vote Moyo, a ZAPU official, on March 11, 1986.[1][2]
He died on April 5, 1986 at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare from cryptococcal meningitis.[1] SW Radio Africa expressed doubt about the official circumstances of Masuku's death, saying it was "suspicious."[2]
The Mugabe administration later declared Masuku a national hero.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Lookout Masuku dies at 46; commanded Nkomo forces The New York Times
- ^ a b c Many deaths remain shrouded in mystery The Zimbabwean
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