FEATURE: Zimbabweans Remember Departed Liberation Veterans On Heroes Day

(230815) -- HARARE, Aug. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa inspects guard of honour to start the 43rd Heroes Day commemorations at the National Heroes Acre in Harare, Zimbabwe, Aug. 14, 2023. Every second Monday of August, Zimbabweans gather at the National Heroes Acre to pay tribute to liberation war fighters who took up arms and fought colonialism. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)

HARARE, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Atop a hill about six km south of downtown Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, lies a revered shrine where Zimbabwe’s departed heroes are laid to rest. Every second Monday of August, Zimbabweans gather at the shrine overlooking Harare to pay tribute to liberation war fighters who took up arms and fought colonialism… Continue reading FEATURE: Zimbabweans Remember Departed Liberation Veterans On Heroes Day

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