Online Reporter
Nyore Madzianike in LUENA, Angola
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has called on Zimbabweans and authorities involved in documenting the country’s liberation struggle to ensure no one is excluded, including those who were in opposition, as they too played a role in securing independence.
Speaking during a media briefing after touring the Fortaleza Museum in Luanda, Angola, on Monday, the Vice President said no aspect of history should be omitted, as it will help future generations understand how independence was attained.
VP Mohadi visited the museum after paying a courtesy call on Angolan Vice President Esperança Maria Eduardo Francisco da Costa at her offices in Luanda.
He also held discussions with the Vice President of Angola’s ruling party, the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), Madam Mara da Silva Qiosa.
The meetings focused on strengthening bilateral ties in various social and economic sectors, and deepening the historical bond between the two countries’ liberation movements, a connection dating back to the 1970s.
“My meetings this afternoon (yesterday) have been successful and I am happy about the reception that I got from my two counterparts. The reception was very good,” said VP Mohadi.
“We went to the museum, which is so rich in terms of information.
“It has got information from the 15th century up to now and they documented everything. It has been done so well and I really would want Zimbabwe to emulate such. Since I was being accompanied by the chief executive officer of the African Liberation Museum, Dr Muzawazi, I think he will take resolute of some lessons from what we saw and we were impressed by that.
“We need to capture our history in that manner so that those who come after us will be able to follow up step by step on what we did in terms of the liberation of the country.”
VP Mohadi also expressed his admiration for how Angola has preserved its history at the MPLA party headquarters, particularly the documentation of its journey from 1956 to the present day.
“At the offices of MPLA, I was equally impressed by how they displayed the history of Angola since 1956 to date.
“You get it in pictures, you get it in narratives and the history does not exclude those that were in opposition to MPLA because they contributed towards the liberation of Angola,” he said.
“Whether they are in Government or those that are not in Government, they contributed to the liberation of the country.
“I would like us to do the same without leaving anybody who had to do with the liberation struggle out. I think we have to take a leaf from what we have seen and what they have done.”
As part of his ongoing visit, Vice President Mohadi is today also scheduled to tour the Boma Mass Grave and interact with local villagers and lay wreaths at the graves of fallen heroes.
