Linda+Mutondoro



**L** **inda Mutondoro was a guerrilla leader and her commitment to her countries freedom put her far beyond the traditional role of a woman in Africa.**   **When she was 15 years old she left school to join the military. She walked for many days to reach the camps, located in Mozambique, and while in training she**    **survived two attacks from the Rhodesian forces. Mutondoro rose to the rank commander and had three platoons under her command.**   **She successfully led her company in the Rhodesian territory against the enemy. The in 1979 the war was coming to an end, she was captured and**    **beaten in prison. In 1980, after independence she was released. Then Mutondoro joined the Zimbabwe's ministry of foreign affairs.**   **Working in** **embassies in Sweden, Germany, and Senegal.** **Information Provided by** **World Cultures (textbook pg. 128)** **Picture Provided by** http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/04/29/weekinreview/29gett_CA1.600.jpg