It was first led by Joshua Nkomo's Southern Rhodesia African National Congress, founded in September 1957 and then banned by the colonial government in February 1959
Poyamba idatsogozedwa ndi Joshua Nkomo's Southern Rhodesia African National Congress, yomwe idakhazikitsidwa mu Seputembara 1957 ndipo idaletsedwa ndi boma la atsamunda mu February 1959