ABSTRACT
Gukurahundi (washing away the chaff) is the name given to the massacres committed between 1983 and 1987 by the government of Zimbabwe formed by the newly elected liberation movement, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), which left an estimated 20,000 civilians dead. The operation targeted people from the same identity group and region who were largely supporters of a rival movement, the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), led by Joshua Nkomo. Although there has not been any official acknowledgment or apology, signs of positive growth are noted in some former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) combatants. The chapter presents the historical context of the atrocities, their negative impacts, and growth from the adversity in survivors of Gukurahundi in Mathebeleland, Zimbabwe.
