Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Mangosuthu Buthelezi (born 27 August 1928) is a South African politician and Zulu tribal leader. He founded the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in 1975 and was Chief Minister of the KwaZulu bantustan until 1994. He was Minister of Home Affairs of South Africa from 1994 to 2004. His praise name is Shenge.
Mangosuthu Buthelezi | |
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| President of the Inkatha Freedom Party | |
| Assumed office 1976 | |
| Inkosi (Chieftain) of the Buthelezi Tribe | |
| Assumed office 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Chief Mathole Buthelezi |
| South African Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 1994–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Danie Schutte |
| Succeeded by | Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula |
| Chief Minister of KwaZulu | |
| In office 1 April 1972 – 26 April 1994[1] | |
| Chief Executive Councillor of the Zululand Territorial Authority | |
| In office 9 June 1970 – 1 April 1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 August 1928[2] Mahlabathini, Natal, South Africa |
| Political party | Inkatha Freedom Party |
| Website | Official website |
During the CODESA negotiations of the early 1990s, he represented the IFP. Following the introduction of the universal franchise in the 1994 general election, Buthelezi led the IFP to join the government of national unity, led by Nelson Mandela. Buthelezi served as Minister of Home Affairs until 2004. He continues to serve as both leader of the IFP and an MP, retaining his seat in the 2014 general election.
In 1964 he played King Cetshwayo kaMpande (his own maternal great-grandfather) in the movie Zulu.
Mangosuthu Buthelezi Media
Map showing the location of KwaZulu (red) in South Africa. The bantustan comprised pockets of land dispersed throughout Natal province. Ingwavuma was the northernmost.
Buthelezi (seated) with members of the European Parliament
Men with traditional Zulu weapons. Buthelezi insisted on the right of KwaZulu residents to carry such weapons for purposes of self-defense.
The Caprivi Strip, where some Inkatha members were trained by the apartheid military in the 1980s
Nelson Mandela with South African president F. W. de Klerk in 1992. Buthelezi came to feel that he was sidelined as Mandela and de Klerk negotiated the abolition of apartheid.
Map showing the IFP's share of votes per district in the 1994 election. Support for the IFP was concentrated in KwaZulu-Natal (dark red).
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini in Ulundi in August 2011
- King Misuzulu Zulu.jpg
King Misuzulu Zulu succeeded King Zwelithini in 2021.
References
- ↑ "South African Homelands". www.worldstatesmen.org.
- ↑ "Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma". The Presidency. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
Other websites
Media related to Mangosuthu Buthelezi at Wikimedia Commons
- A biography of Buthelezi
- News item that discusses Buthelezi's firing as Minister of Home Affairs
- Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi Archived 2004-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Genealogy of Buthelezi Tribe
- DR. MANGOSUTHU BUTHELEZI, MP – PRESIDENT OF THE INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Inkosi Mangosuthu BUTHELEZI Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Speech by Mangosuthu Buthelezi to The Heritage Foundation, 19 June 1991.