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Rogers “Alfred Nikita” Mangena

Rogers “Alfred Nikita” Mangena

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Aug 27, 2025 | ZIPRA Units | 0 comments

In 1965 Mangena was one of the Zapu members sent for training in Algeria. Later, Nikita Mangena himself, along with Lookout Masuku, trained fighters in Morogoro in Tanzania. In November 1975 ZAPU and the Zimbabwe African National Union formed the Zimbabwe...

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