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Prince Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi (⫽ ˌ m æ ŋ ɡ oʊ ˈ s uː t uː ˈ ɡ æ tʃ ə ˌ b ʊ t ə ˈ l eɪ z i ⫽; 27 August 1928 – 9 September 2023) was a South African politician and Zulu prince who served as the traditional prime minister to the Zulu royal family from 1954 until his death in 2023.
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.
May 24, 2024 · Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi was a Zulu chief, South African politician, and leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (1975–2019). He was head (1976–94) of the nonindependent KwaZulu Bantustan and South Africa’s minister of home affairs (1994–2004).
Sep 9, 2023 · Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the Zulu nationalist who positioned himself as Nelson Mandela’s most powerful Black rival in South Africa’s tortuous transformation from a white segregationist society to a...
Sep 9, 2023 · Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a towering figure in South African politics and outspoken Zulu chief, has died at the age of 95. During the racist apartheid regime, he founded the Zulu Inkatha party after...
Sep 9, 2023 · 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.
Sep 11, 2023 · 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.
