Joshua Nkomo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joshua Nkomo

Zimbabwean politician

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1917

Place of Birth: Semokwe, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe

Date of Death: 01-Jul-1999

Profession: politician, trade unionist

Nationality: Zimbabwe

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo (19 June 1917 – 1 July 1999) was a Zimbabwean politician who served as Vice-President of Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe from 1987 to 1999.
He was leader and founder of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) party. He was a trades-union leader, who became president of the banned National Democratic Party, and was jailed for ten years by Rhodesia's white minority government.
After his release, ZAPU contributed to the fall of that government, but then feuded with the rival ZANU group led by Robert Mugabe.
Fearing for his life, Nkomo fled the country, before controversially allowing ZAPU to merge with ZANU. Nkomo had many nicknames, including "Umafukufuku", "Father Zimbabwe", and "Chibwechitedza" (the slippery rock).
He was respectfully and affectionately known as "uMdala or uMdala wethu", our elder.