Claim: Maurice Nyagumbo, born in Makoni on December 12, 1924, was detained in 1959 and spent most of his years until 1979 in prison in Rhodesia, where he wrote a book called With the People: An Autobiography from the Zimbabwe Struggle, which was published the year he was released.
Evidence: Nyagumbo was born in Makoni near Rusape, and had his primary education at St Faith Anglican Mission and St Augustine's Penhalonga. Tapfumaneyi Maurice Nyagumbo (12 December 1924 – 20 April 1989) was a Zimbabwean politician. In 1959 he joined the African National Congress and later that year he was detained. He spent most of the subsequent years until 1979 in prison in Rhodesia. During his time in detention he wrote a book, With the People: An Autobiography From the Zimbabwe Struggle, which was published soon after independence (Allison & Busby, 1979).