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Photograph of Thomas Ngwenya

Theme: Meet the interviewees


Call Number: D18
Identifier: AL3291_D18
Title: Photograph of Thomas Ngwenya
Date: 19 January 2011
Subject: Thomas Ngwenya;
ZAPU through Zenzo Nkobi's lens;
Zimbabwe African People Union - ZAPU;
Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army - ZPRA
Description: This digital colour photograph of Thomas Ngwenya was taken by Mary Ndlovu during the interview she conducted with Ngwenya for the South African History Archive (SAHA) as part of the ZAPU/Zenzo Nkobi oral history project on 19.01.2011. A ZPRA military commander, Thomas Ngwenya gives in his interview a description of weapons smuggling in 1962 by one of the earliest participants, and follows with an interesting discussion of weapons used by the Rhodesians and how they were used, and how the ZPRA forces responded with their own weapons. SAHA virtual exhibition - 'ZAPU through Zenzo Nkobi's lens', 2012
Creator: Mary Ndlovu
Type: Photograph
Format: Access image - jpeg
Source: SAHA collection AL3291
Coverage: Zimbabwe
Rights: The South African History Archive (SAHA)
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