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Working under cover of darkness, Rhodesian officials last week swooped down on the thatched kraal of Chief Rekayi Tangwena. After a brief, bitter struggle, Rekayi and a subchief were bundled into a police Land-Rover and driven to a tribal reserve 17 miles away...
Protesting their chief's removal, 160 angry tribesmen hiked 30 miles to the nearest district commissioner's office. They were led by Rekayi's defiantly bare-breasted wife, Matadziseyi, and a number of women who stripped completely -a common form of demonstrating contempt for authority in some parts of Africa. Most of the protesters, including the women, were seized and jailed after a scuffle. Left temporarily unattended in the confusion were 400 of the tribe's youngest children, as well as all of its precious cattle. "Two cows were taken by hyenas last night," said...
...shortly after Rhodesia's all-white government declared its independence, Chief Rekayi received a letter from William Hammer, the ranch's director, giving him notice that he and his fellow tribesmen were to be evicted. The Tangwena fought back and their appeals were sustained by Rhodesia's High Court. Unimpressed by such legalities, the government in Salisbury simply overrode the decision, proclaiming that the "squatters" must move to a nearby tribal reserve. Rekayi, whose full name means "Let Tangwena Be," refused to go. The new land, he said, is considered sacred by his tribe and serves...
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