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===Entumbane uprisings===
{{Main|1980 Entumbane clashes|1981 Entumbane Uprising}}

In November 1980 [[Enos Nkala]] made remarks at a rally in [[Bulawayo]], in which he warned ZAPU that ZANU would deliver a few blows against them. This preceded the [[1980 Entumbane clashes|first outbreak of fighting]] in Entumbane Bulawayo, during which ZIPRA and the [[Zimbabwe National Army]] fought a pitched battle for two days.{{sfn|Nyarota|2009}}

In February 1981 there was a [[1981 Entumbane Uprising|second uprising]], which spread to Glenville and also to Connemara in the Midlands. ZIPRA troops in other parts of [[Matabeleland]] headed for [[Bulawayo]] to join the battle, and the Zimbabwean National army units had to come in to stop the fighting. The government asked Justice [[Enoch Dumbutshena]], the former Chief Justice of [[Zimbabwe]], to hold an inquiry into the uprising – ZIPRA was found to be preparing for war. Many ZIPRA cadres defected after Entumbane, fearing retribution.{{cn|date=November 2023}}