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# Joshua Nkomo

(1917–1999)   Politician   Zimbabwe

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Joshua Nkomo was a politician from Zimbabwe, best known for *Nkomo*.

## Quick Facts About Joshua Nkomo

Born June 19, 1917

Died July 1, 1999

Nationality Zimbabwe

Profession Politician

Notable works Nkomo

Spouse Johanna Mafuyana

## About Joshua Nkomo

Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and socialist politician who served as Vice-President of Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe from 1990 until his death in 1999. He founded and led the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) from 1961 until, after an internal military crackdown in western Zimbabwe, mostly targeting ethnic Ndebele ZAPU supporters, ZAPU merged in 1987 with Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) to form ZANU–PF.

##  Quotes by Joshua Nkomo

> [The hardest lesson of my life has come to me late. It is that a nation can win freedom without its people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-nkomo/the-hardest-lesson-of-my-life-has-come-to-me-late-it-is-that-a-nation/)

Joshua Nkomo

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> [All I'm trying to do is not join my ancestral spirits just yet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-nkomo/all-i-m-trying-to-do-is-not-join-my-ancestral-spirits-just-yet/)

Joshua Nkomo

[Spirit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/spirit/)

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