Josiah Moses Gondo (died 27 October 1972)[1] was a Rhodesian politician, and a member of parliament (MP) from 1962 to his death.
Within three years, following the break-up of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland at the end of 1963, Gondo had become leader of the all-black United People's Party, which won 10 of the 15 "B"-roll seats in the May 1965 general election.
[5] After Salisbury declared independence unilaterally on the morning of 11 November 1965, Gondo continued as leader of the opposition, keeping his party in the House of Assembly.
[7]: 21–22 Gondo endured as leader of the opposition until 25 March 1966, when he was replaced as head of the United People's Party by Chad Chipunza.
[7]: 291 Having switched his allegiance to the National Peoples' Union, Gondo retained his parliamentary seat in the 1970 election, winning in Kunyasi.