Mnangagwa honours late hero

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Mnangagwa honours late hero
Mnangagwa honours late hero

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has described the late Brigadier General (Rtd) Mpandasekwa Mzheri as a revered and decorated patriot who sacrificed his life for Zimbabwe.

Mnangagwa was speaking yesterday during the burial of the late army general, who was recently declared a national hero.

Mzheri, a veteran of the liberation struggle, passed away in Harare on October 6 at the age of 75.

“We gather here to lay to rest Brigadier General Mzheri, who was a veteran of the liberation struggle and a revered, decorated military commander,” Mnangagwa told mourners, who included government officials, service chiefs and diplomats.

The late general, known by his war name “Cde Khetani Khanye,” joined the liberation war in 1974 and received military training in Zambia, Tanzania, and the former Soviet Union.

He rose to become deputy commander of Freedom Camp and served as a military adviser during the Lancaster House Peace Talks in 1979.

After independence, he was among the first ex-combatants to be integrated into the Zimbabwe National Army.

He commanded the 1st and 3rd Infantry brigades, served as the first commandant of the Inkomo Garrison, and saw action in the Mozambique and Democratic Republic of Congo campaigns.

Mzheri retired from the army in 1999 and later joined the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Financial Intelligence Unit.

In his address, Mnangagwa challenged the nation to be inspired by the general’s life of “courage, bravery, focus [and] discipline on the battlefield.”

The late hero was awarded multiple honours for his service, including the Liberation Medal, Independence Medal and the Grand Officer of the Zimbabwe Order of Merit.

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