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Mangosuthu Buthelezi
South African politician (1928–2023)
"Buthelezi" redirects here. For other uses, see Buthelezi (disambiguation).
The Honourable Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Buthelezi in 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 10 May 1994 – 13 July 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Danie Schutte | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 29 April 1994 – 9 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | KwaZulu Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 21 March 1975 – 25 August 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Velenkosini Hlabisa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Mangosuthu Gatsha
Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi: The man who divided South AfricaAFP Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who has died aged 95, was a towering figure in South African politics, hailed as an "outstanding leader" by President Cyril Ramaphosa. During apartheid, he was the chief minister of the KwaZulu Bantustan: a semi-independent territory allocated to the Zulu people by the country's white supremacist government. His administration was widely seen as a puppet regime: dependent on the South African state for power, intolerant of political opposition and dominated by Inkatha - the party he founded in 1975. He found common cause with the African National Congress (ANC) in the struggle against apartheid and campaigned for the release of Nelson Mandela. But he opposed the ANC's stance on armed action and international sanctions, arguing that they harmed black South Africans. During the transition to multi-party democracy, Buthelezi feared the erosion of his power. He demanded a more federal system of government, with guarantees that the status of traditional Zulu l
Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi played a prominent role in South African politics for almost half a century. He was one of the last of a generation of black South African leaders who influenced the transition from the white minority apartheid regime to a society under a democratically elected government. Prince Buthelezi (95) was born on 27 August 1928 in Mahlabatini into the Zulu royal family. His mother Princess Magogo ka Dinuzulu was the daughter of King Dinizulu. His grandfather was the prime minister of King Cetshwayo. So, he was the first-born in line to the Buthelezi chieftainship. His Zulu identity became the decisive compass for his career in politics, and personified the ambiguities between ethnic identity and national policy. He became the only Bantustan leader who played a significant role in South Africa’s transition to democracy and subsequent politics. Under apartheid Bantustans or homelands were the ten mainly rural, impoverished areas where black South Africans were required to live and have nominal “self-rule” and “independence”, along ethnic group lines separate Copyright ©axissmog.pages.dev 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||