Eddison Zvobgo From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: August 27, 2004 | Copyright 2004 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Eddison Zvobgo, 69 Zimbabwean nationalist leader

Friday, August 27, 2004

London -- Eddison Zvobgo, a Zimbabwean nationalist leader and Harvard-trained lawyer who won a reputation for his acerbic wit in negotiations to secure his country's independence from Britain, died in Harare, the capital, on Sunday. He was 69.

His death after a long illness was announced by the ruling ZANU- PF party. No cause was given.

Zvobgo was one of a handful of surviving nationalists who...

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