Gukurahundi
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Gukurahundi was a series of brutal state-led massacres and human rights abuses in the 1980s in Zimbabwe, primarily targeting Ndebele civilians in Matabeleland and the Midlands.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human rights violation
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massacre ⓘ political repression campaign ⓘ state-sponsored violence ⓘ |
| aftermath | 1987 Unity Accord between ZANU and ZAPU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Perence Shiri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Breaking the Silence, Building True Peace report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1987 ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths |
often cited as around 20,000
ⓘ
thousands ⓘ |
| headOfStateDuringEvents | Robert Mugabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigatedBy | Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issueStatusInZimbabwe |
politically sensitive
ⓘ
subject of ongoing calls for truth and reconciliation ⓘ |
| justificationUsedByState | counter-insurgency against dissidents ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Shona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
central issue in debates on national healing in Zimbabwe
ⓘ
source of ethnic and regional tensions in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| location |
Matabeleland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midlands Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTermImpact |
marginalization perceptions among Ndebele people
ⓘ
trauma in Matabeleland communities ⓘ unresolved demands for truth and justice ⓘ |
| mainVictims | Ndebele civilians ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | the early rain that washes away the chaff ⓘ |
| method |
detention without trial
ⓘ
enforced disappearances ⓘ mass killings ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| officialCharacterizationByMugabe | moment of madness ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Government of Zimbabwe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zimbabwe National Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorUnit | Fifth Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
conflict between ZANU and ZAPU
ⓘ
post-independence consolidation of power in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
crime against humanity by many human rights organizations
ⓘ
mass atrocity ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Unity Accord of 1987
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ZANU–PF NERFINISHED ⓘ ZAPU NERFINISHED ⓘ ZIPRA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1983 ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
ZIPRA ex-combatants
ⓘ
supporters of ZAPU ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early years of independent Zimbabwe ⓘ |
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