Josiah Tongogara

Josiah Tongogara
Josiah Tongogara
Commander of Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army
In office
1973–1979
Preceded byHerbert Chitepo
Personal details
Born
Josiah Tongogara

(1938-02-04)4 February 1938
Died26 December 1979(1979-12-26) (aged 41)
NationalityZimbabwean
Political partyZANU
RelationsJayne Matarise

Josiah Magama Tongogara (4 February 1938 – 26 December 1979) was a prominent Zimbabwean guerrilla commander during the Rhodesian Bush War.[1] He was the brother of the current Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's first wife, Jayne.[2] He attended the Lancaster House conference that led to Zimbabwe's independence and the end of white minority rule.

  1. ^ Staff (13 January 2013). "Tongogara, Mujuru: Did the revolution devour its own?". The Standard. Harare, Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Who is Auxillia Mnangagwa? | Her Zimbabwe". Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.