Jason Moyo
Zimbabwe revolutionary
About Jason Moyo
Lived 1927 – 1977 (aged 49–50).
Jason Ziyaphapha Moyo (1927–1977) was the founder of the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA).
Moyo was born in Plumtree to a Kalanga family. Having trained as a builder, he became interested in trade unionism in Bulawayo in the early 1950s and became general secretary of the African Artisans' Union. He joined the Bulawayo branch of the African National Congress (ANC) and became successively its secretary and its chairman.
JZ Moyo High School and Jason Ziyaphapha Moyo Air Force Base were named after him, as well as Jason Moyo Avenue, a major road in Harare.
Death Moyo was killed on 22 January 1977 by a parcel bomb which he handled at the Lusaka offices of the ANC.
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Who was Jason Moyo?
Zimbabwe revolutionary (1927–1977)
When was Jason Moyo born?
Jason Moyo was born in 1927 in Plumtree.
When did Jason Moyo die?
Jason Moyo died on 22 January 1977 in Lusaka.
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