Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Zimbabwe_People's_Revolutionary_Army_(ZIPRA)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeDuring 1960s
1970s
1980s
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:country gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:disbanded 1980
gptkbp:foughtIn independence of Zimbabwe
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Zimbabwe_African_People's_Union_(ZAPU)
gptkbp:headquarters Lusaka, Zambia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA)
gptkbp:ideology Marxism-Leninism
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Rhodesian_Bush_War
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Joshua_Nkomo
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Zimbabwe_National_Army
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:1978_Air_Rhodesia_Viscount_shootdown
gptkb:1979_Air_Rhodesia_Viscount_shootdown
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Rhodesian_Security_Forces
gptkb:Zimbabwe_African_National_Liberation_Army_(ZANLA)
gptkb:Rhodesian_government
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Zimbabwe_African_People's_Union_(ZAPU)
gptkbp:size estimated 20,000 at peak
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Zambia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zimbabwe_African_People's_Union_(ZAPU)
gptkb:Chimurenga_(Rhodesian_Bush_War)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6