Leopold Takawira - ZAPU and ZANU

ZAPU and ZANU

Takawira joined the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) on its founding in 1961 was appointed Secretary for External Affairs. During the following year, however, he became disenchanted with Nkomo's leadership in April 1963. Nkomo suspended him in July 1963. He joined Ndabaningi Sithole's breakaway movement, the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), in August and was appointed Vice President.