Front for the Liberation of Zimbabwe
Front for the Liberation of Zimbabwe (FROLIZI) was a political party in Rhodesia which participated in the war of independence from the Rhodesian government. It was founded in October 1971 and later merged with the African National Council on 6 December 1974.[1]
Background
FROLIZI was formed by dissatisfied members of the two main political parties at the time; the Joshua Nkomo led Zimbabwe African People's Union and the Ndabaningi Sithole led Zimbabwe African National Union.[2]
James Chikerema was one of the two party founders and he became its President.[3] He had defected from ZAPU. The other was Nathan Shamuyarira who had broken away from ZANU.[4]
Other parties disliked FROLIZI and considered "nothing more than a tribal union of Zezurus".[4]
References
- ↑ Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence. Zimbabwe: Report of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence By Australia Parliament. Page 140.
- ↑ Tabata, I. B. Imperialist Conspiracy in Africa. Page 110.
- ↑ Nyangoni, Wellington Winter. Africa in the United Nations System. Page 141
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fay Chung, Re-living the Second Chimurenga, Memories from the Liberation Struggle in Zimbabwe. Page: 87 Weaver Press, 2006. ISBN 91-710655-1-2.
