By Staff Writer
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has conveyed has issued an emotional statement following the death of Viola Plummer.
The New York City based black rights activist and chairperson of the December 12th Movement ,Plummer died on Monday, January 15, 2024.
She was 86 and dedicated her life to the struggles from a very tender age of 17.
The December 12th Movement, is a black human rights organization based in the United States.
It has organized political actions leading toward local and national mass mobilizations on racism, self-determination, reparations, quality health care, housing, criminal justice, and education.
Conveying his condolences Mnangagwa described the loss as very huge.
“We have been robbed of a gallant liberation fighter , a true Africanist who stood by us throughout her illustrious life.We first struck a chord with the December 12 Movement in the 1960s during the formative years of the struggle.
“Since then an unbreakable bond was created .Cde Viola and her fellow comrades including the now departed Cde Coltrane Chimurenga were drawn into the struggle for blac liberation by the desire and commitment to fight the unjust evil system that treated black people as second class citizens in the USA,” he said.
He said the late Plummer was instrumental and central to the formation of the December 12 Movement, which morphed into an underground liberation movement right in the belly of the beast.
Mnangagwa highlighted that Plummer’s journey was one of selflessness and sacrifice, braving all the brutality brought upon her and her movement by the raist US system.
“After realising the their fight for freedom and justice in the US was not going to completely fruitful without going back to the roots , Cde Viola , Cde Chimurenga and other decided to pursue brotherhood and solidarity with fellow Africans and other global citizens fighting for the freedom of all humanity and the eradication of the system of racism,” he said.
The Southern Africa leader said this strategic move saw Cde Viola and her Cdes establishing solid relations not only with the liberationnmovements in Zimbabwe but also Angola,Guinea Bissau, Venezuela and Cuba to mention a few.
“In Cde Viola , Cde chimurenga and the entire December 12 Movement, we had a presence in spaces we could not reach on our own to defend our cause.As we mourn our Dear Cde we will forever remain grateful and indebted to the great sacrifices that Cde Viola made for our beloved country,” added Mnangagwa
