Bulawayo
[key], city, SW Zimbabwe. It is the second largest city of Zimbabwe and an
important industrial, commercial, and railroad center. Among its
manufactures are textiles, motor vehicles, tires, metal products, and
cement. Founded by the British in 1893, it was the scene (1896) of a Ndebele
(Matabele) revolt. Nearby are the 18th-century precolonial ruins of Khami.
After Zimbabwe gained its independence in 1980, Bulawayo was beset with
violence between the Shona and Ndebele peoples until 1988 when an accord was
reached.
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