| LC control no. | n 85299874 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Chitepo, H. W. |
| Variant(s) | Chitepo, Herbert Wiltshire Chitepo, Herbert Chitepo, Herbert W. Chitepo, Herbert Wiltshire Tfumaindini |
| Associated country | Zimbabwe |
| Birth date | 1923 |
| Death date | 1975-03-18 |
| Place of birth | Inyanga (Zimbabwe) |
| Place of death | Zambia |
| Affiliation | University of Fort Hare King's College London Inns of Court School of Law University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies Southern Rhodesia National Democratic Party Zimbabwe African National Union |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Politicians |
| Found in | Martin, D. The Chitepo assassination, 1985: p. 3 (Herbert Wiltshire Chitepo, b. 1923 near Inyanga, Rhodesia) p. 1 (assassinated March 1975) LC data base, 12/9/86 (hdg.: Chitepo, H. W.; usage: H.W. Chitepo) aDictionary of African Biography, accessed January 17, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Chitepo, Herbert; Herbert Wiltshire Tfumaindini Chitepo; barrister, politician; born 1923 in Inyanga, Zimbabwe. He studied at Adams College, South Africa; earned a BA degree from Fort Hare University (1949); studied at King's College, London and at Inns of Court School of Law. He was awarded assistantship in Shona at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. He later became a barrister in Southern Rhodesia (1954); was member of United Federal Party; joined National Democratic Party (NDP) (1960), the Zimbabwe African Peoples' Union (ZAPU), the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) (1963). He was elected national chairman (1964) and was made director of external operations for ZANU, Lusaka (1966). He was assassinated, dying on the 18th of March 1975 in Zambia) |
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