1982
Fifth Brigade Deployment
Mugabe's government deploys the Fifth Brigade in Matabeleland and the Midlands.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Matabeleland in Zimbabwe. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Mugabe's government deploys the Fifth Brigade in Matabeleland and the Midlands.
Nkomo condemns military operations against communities associated with ZAPU.
Government forces conduct operations against armed dissidents and suspected ZAPU supporters.
The government deploys the Fifth Brigade during the Gukurahundi campaign.
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