Jason Moyo

Jason Ziyaphapha Moyo (1927–1977) was the founder of the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA).

Moyo was born in Plumtree to a Kalanga family.[1] Having trained as a builder, he became interested in trade unionism in Bulawayo in the early 1950s and became general secretary of the African Artisans’ Union. He joined the Bulawayo branch of the African National Congress (ANC) and became successively its secretary and its chairman.

The JZ Moyo High School was named after him. A major road in Harare, Zimbabwe, Jason Moyo Avenue, is named after him.

  1. ^ "Jason Ziyaphapha Moyo". African Nationalist Leaders in Rhodesia.