Mutasa, Didymus Noel Edwin (b 1935)

IDENTITY STATEMENT AREA

Reference code(s): ICS 91

Title: Mutasa, Didymus Noel Edwin (b 1935)

Date(s): 1970 - 1973

Level of description: Fond

Extent and medium of the unit of description: 1 file

CONTEXT AREA

Name of creator(s): Mutasa, Didymus Noel Edwin, b 1935

Administrative/Biographical history: D D E Mutasa born 27 July 1935, Rusape, Zimbabwe; educated at Goromonzi Government School, and University of Birmingham; clerk, 1956-1959; established Nayafara Developement Company, 1960; administrative officer, Ministry of Agriculutre, 1960; co-founder Southern Region Federal Services Association, 1960-1963; Co-founder Cold Comfort Society, 1964; arrested 1970, in solitary confinement, Sinoia Prison, 1970-1972; in exile, 1972-1979; founder member Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) Branch, Birmingham, and district Chairman ZANU (UK), 1975; joined ZANU Headquarters, Maputo, 1977; deputy secretary for Finance, Central Committee, ZANU, 1978; elected ZANU-PF MP for Manicaland, 1980, also elected Speaker of the Zimbabwe Parliament, 1980-1990; Senior Minister for Political Affairs, 1990, secretary for Transport and Welfare, Politburo, ZANU-PF since 1984.

Archival history: Papers deposited by Mr Mutasa, 1973.

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CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA

Scope and content: Papers of Didymus Mutasa, on Rhodesian politics, 1970-1973; including papers on his detention, 1970-1972; correspondence on the possibility of suing the British Government for his detention, 1973; letter to Sir Alec Douglas Home, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), on Rhodesia, 1973; correspondence with Lady Tweedsmuir on Rhodesia/UK relations, 1973

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System of arrangement: Chronological

CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE AREA

Conditions governing access: Restricted - permission of Mr Mutasa required.

Conditions governing reproduction: No copying without Mr Mutasa's permission.

Language/scripts of material: English

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DESCRIPTION CONTROL AREA

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Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: February 2002

Interest: Black

Specific group:

Subjects

Racial discrimination

Racial prejudice

Human rights

Civil and political rights

Political prisoners

Ethnic groups

Black peoples

Interethnic relations

Racial segregation

Anti-apartheid movements

Apartheid

Personal/Corporate names

Buchan, Priscilla Jean Fortescue, 1915-1978, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, politician x Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, Bar

Home, Alexander Frederick (Alec)

Douglas- ,1903-1995, Baron Home of the Hirsel, statesman x Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick (Alec) x Home of the Hirsel

Mutasa , Didymus, Noel Edwin

Places

Zimbabwe, Southern Africa

Southern Africa