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Transcript of interview with Charles Madonko

Theme: Regional alliances


Call Number: B06
Identifier: AL3291_B06
Title: Transcript of interview with Charles Madonko
Date: 03 July 2011
Subject: Charles Madonko;
Copperbelt;
Fundraising;
Mkushi Camp;
Recruitment;
Weapons;
Membership;
ZAPU through Zenzo Nkobi's lens;
Zimbabwe African People Union - ZAPU;
Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army - ZPRA
Description: This is a transcript of the interview with Charles Madonko, conducted by Mary Ndlovu on 3 July 2011 for the South African History Archive (SAHA) as part of the Zenzo Nkobi oral history project. In his interview on ZAPU membership in Zambia, Charles Madonko describes his role as a ZAPU member in 1960’s recruiting and raising funds on the Copperbelt, and as a student in Hungary and Lusaka. He also mentions his role as a farmer growing food for camps and assisting in caching weapons and identifying the location of Mkushi Camp. The interview was transcribed by Mary Ndlovu. Included in SAHA virtual exhibition - 'ZAPU through Zenzo Nkobi's lens', 2012
Creator: Mary Ndlovu (interviewer and transcriber); Charles Madonko (interviewee)
Type: Transcript
Format: Access copy - PDF
Preservation copy - PDF/A
Source: SAHA collection AL3291
Relation: AL3265
Language: English
Coverage: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Lusaka, Hungary
Rights: The South African History Archive (SAHA)
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