Detention and Death
He was detained in late 1964 and confined at first to Sikombele alongside Joshua Nkomo, Ndabaningi Sithole, Robert Mugabe and Edgar Tekere. After Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom, he was moved to Salisbury Prison where he remained until his death in 1970. His death is believed to have been caused by neglect of his diabetes by the prison authorities. He is buried at Zimbabwe National Memorial Monument called Heroes Acre on the South Western Outskirts of Harare.
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| Name | Takawira, Leopold |
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| Short description | Zimbabwean politician |
| Date of birth | 1916 |
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| Date of death | 1970 |
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