Pre 1890

Reference articles, profiles and guides about Zimbabwe. 19 articles

• King MzilikaziHe was born in South Africa in 1790 and died on September 9 1868 at Ingama near Bulawayo in Matebeland. King Mzilikazi was a lieutenant of Tshaka the king of the Zulu’s. In June 1822 he revolted again...Pre 189022 December 2017
• ZwangendabaZwangendaba was the son of the Jere chief, Hlatshwayo. According to Phathisa Nyathi (2015), Zwangendaba was a short man whose poet described him as, “Umfitshane onganyathel’ ingubo, Ingani ezabade bay...Pre 189024 August 2017
• Changamire DomboDombo declared his independence of Matope’s successor and founded a kingdom that he called Rozvi. Dombo was a man of considerable military genius. His kingdom was named after the Rozvi military regime...Pre 189023 August 2017
• King MzilikaziHe was born in South Africa in 1790 and died on September 9 1868 at Ingama near Bulawayo in Matebeland. King Mzilikazi was a lieutenant of Tshaka the king of the Zulu's. In June 1822 he revolted again...Pre 189011 January 2017
• King LobengulaLobengula was the son of King Mzilikazi a descendant of the Khumalo Dynasty who became the first king of the Matebele after fleeing from King Tshaka of the Zulu's reign of terror in South Africa. The....Pre 189026 December 2016
• Vasco Fernandes HomemVasco Fernandes Homem was born in Portugal in the 15th century and travelled into Zimbabwe in 1569 as a field Commander in an expedition led by the Portuguese military commander Barretto Francisco to....Pre 189015 December 2016
• Antonio FernandezEarly Portuguese Explorer and One of the First Europeans to Explore Zimbabwe Antonio Fernandez arrived in modern day Mozambique from Portugal 1505. Between 1511 and 1515 he made long journeys inland i...Pre 18909 December 2016
• James FairbairnEarly Settler and Trader Fairbairn was a born in 1853, in Scotland, United Kingdom. He arrived in Matabeleland in 1872 and settled as a trader. He joined J Dawson as a business and became business par...Pre 18908 December 2016
• Samuel EdwardsTrader and Explorer Samuel Howard Edwards was born at Bethelsdorp,Cape Colony, South Africa on 27th November 1827. He became a hunter and trader in South Africa in 1848. In 1854 he made the journey to...Pre 18902 December 2016
• Alexander DuffVice President of British South Africa Company: Fife served as a Member of Parliament for the Elginshire and Nairnshire constituency, in Scotland, from 1874 to 1879. On 7 August 1879, he succeeded his...Pre 18901 December 2016
• Denis DoylePioneer Denis Doyle was an Irishman employed in Kimberley in 1882 as a sanitary inspector. He then accompanied Leander Jameson to Matabeleland as an interpreter in 1889. He stayed in Bulawayo until 18...Pre 18901 December 2016
• Henri Joseph DepelchinFirst Superior of the Zambezi Jesuit Mission Henri Depelchin was a Belgian priest who belonged to the Society of Jesus. Depelchin was the first superior of the failed Jesuit Mission of the Zambezi. He...Pre 189030 November 2016
• William BaldwinAdventurer and Second European to See the Victoria Falls William Baldwin became the second European after David Livingstone to see the Victoria Falls on the 2nd of August 1860, he met with Livingstone...Pre 189013 November 2016
• James Theodore BentBent was born in Leeds in the United Kingdom on 30 March 1852. He was educated first at Malvern Wells, then at Repton School in the United Kingdom. He matriculated, 8 June 1871, from Wadham College Ox...Pre 189014 October 2016
• Francisco BarrettoFrancisco Barretto was born in Faro Algarve, Portugal in 1520. In 1547 he went to India where he was the Captain of Fort Becaim. In 1555 he became the Governor of India returning to Portugal in 1559 w...Pre 189014 October 2016
• Barney BarnatoBarney Barnato was born in Whitechapel in London, United Kingdom. His original name was Barnett Issacs and he changed it to Barney Barnatto when he was acting as a comedian. He was of Jewish decent, h...Pre 189014 October 2016
• Thomas BainesThomas Baines, is a well-known African traveller and painter of the African scenery. In his younger days Baines worked as an apprentice to a coach builder. He worked in Cape town as a painter and arti...Pre 189014 October 2016
• Alfred BeitAlfred Beit was the son of jewish parents, he was one of six children . Otto Beit was his younger brother. Beit was born on the 15th of February 1853, in Hamburg, Germany. He was sent to a private sch...Pre 189014 October 2016
• Andrada Joaquim Carlos PanaAndrada Joaquim Carlos Pana was born on the 29th November 1846 in Lisbon, Portugal. He joined the Portuguese army in 1865, he was a military attaché in Paris in 1870. In 1872 Andrada returned to Portu...Pre 189014 October 2016