Ndansi Kumalo

Ndansi Kumalo

Date of Birth: Late 1870s

Country: Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)

Colonisers Fought Against: Britain

Lead Group: Ndebele people

War/Rebellion: First Matabele War, Second Matabele War (First Chimurenga)

Years of War/Rebellion: 1893-1894, 1896-1897

Punishment Given: Faced repression, land dispossession, and forced labor

Nature of Death: Natural causes

Date of Death: 1932

Heroic Significance: Resistance leader against British colonial rule, defender of Ndebele rights and lands, provided historical insights into Ndebele experiences and resistance.

Citations: [1] https://nomadit.co.uk/conference/ecas2023/p/12371 [2] https://users.wfu.edu/watts/w06_Africa.html [3] https://www.horniman.ac.uk/story/why-are-these-leaders-of-africa-barely-mentioned/ [4] https://enoughproject.org/blog/somalia-colonialism-independence-dictatorship-1840-1976 [5] https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1770&context=student_scholarship