ABSTRACT
The period between 1960 and 1980 saw the rise of militant nationalism against the colonial
government in Rhodesia. The colonial regime responded by detaining thousands of nationalists
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and activists. The plight of inmates in these detention centers has largely been ignored by postcolonial
historians. Isn this study I focus primarily on the experiences of African political
detainees at Wha Wha Detention camp. Generally this study argues that instead of being places
of places of political rehabilitation and political reorientation, detention camps in particular
Wha Wha were places of brutality, violence and ill treatment guided by racial abuse. The study
seeks to establish that political detainees were exposed to deplorable conditions and were worse
off than convicted prisoners. The study also argues that life in detention was harsher for women
than it was for male detainees. Methodologically this study depends mainly on oral testimonies
of former detainees. The study also refers to documentary evidence such as parliamentary
debates, court records and pictures.
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BOPOTO, R (2021). Department Of History And International Studies The Plight Of Inmates At Wha Wha Detention Camp (1960 - 1980). Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/department-of-history-and-international-studies-the-plight-of-inmates-at-wha-wha-detention-camp-1960-1980
BOPOTO, ROLAND "Department Of History And International Studies The Plight Of Inmates At Wha Wha Detention Camp (1960 - 1980)" Afribary. Afribary, 06 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/department-of-history-and-international-studies-the-plight-of-inmates-at-wha-wha-detention-camp-1960-1980. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
BOPOTO, ROLAND . "Department Of History And International Studies The Plight Of Inmates At Wha Wha Detention Camp (1960 - 1980)". Afribary, Afribary, 06 May. 2021. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/department-of-history-and-international-studies-the-plight-of-inmates-at-wha-wha-detention-camp-1960-1980 >.
BOPOTO, ROLAND . "Department Of History And International Studies The Plight Of Inmates At Wha Wha Detention Camp (1960 - 1980)" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 26, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/department-of-history-and-international-studies-the-plight-of-inmates-at-wha-wha-detention-camp-1960-1980