Stella Madzimbamuto was a South African-born Zimbabwean nurse and plaintiff in the landmark legal case of Madzimbamuto v Lardner-Burke. Born as Stella Nkolombe in District Six of Cape Town in 1930, she trained as a nurse at South Africa's first hospital to treat black Africans, earning a general nursing and a midwifery certification. After working for three years at Ladysmith Provincial Hospital, she married a Southern Rhodesian and relocated. From 1956 to 1959, she worked as a general nurse at the Harare Central Hospital. In 1959, her husband, Daniel Madzimbamuto, was detained as a political prisoner. He would remain in detention until 1974, while she financially supported the family.
Stella Madzimbamuto, Zimbabwean activist (born 1930)
On June 30, in the year 2020, Stella Madzimbamuto, Zimbabwean activist (born 1930). This event is recorded as a Notable Deaths event in the history of June 30, a notable event in this corner of history.
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- This event took place on June 30, 2020 (AD era).
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Stella Madzimbamuto
African nurse, Zimbabwean nationalist, civil rights and women's rights activist
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