Chief Mangosuthu ("Gatsha")Ashpenaz Nathan Buthelezi (born August 27, 1928) is a South African Zulu leader, and leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) which he formed in 1975. August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... See also: 1927 in South Africa, other events of 1928, 1929 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is a political party in South Africa. ... See also: 1974 in South Africa, other events of 1975, 1976 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ...

Early life

Mangosuthu was born on August 27, 1928, in Mahlabathini, KwaZulu-Natal, to Chief Mathole Buthelezi and Princess Magogo kaDinizulu, the sister of King Solomon kaDinuzulu. He was educated at Impumalanga Primary School, Mahashini, Nongoma 1933-1943, then at Adams College, Amanzimtoti 1944-1947. August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... KwaZulu-Natal (often referred to as KZN) is a province of South Africa. ... Solomon kaDinuzulu (1891-1933) was the king of the Zulu nation from 1913 until his death on 4 March 1933 at Kambi. ... Nongoma, is surrounded by the Ngome Forest in Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ... See also: 1932 in South Africa, other events of 1933, 1934 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... See also: 1942 in South Africa, other events of 1943, 1944 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... Amanzimtoti is a coastal town just south of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ... See also: 1943 in South Africa, other events of 1944, 1945 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... See also: 1946 in South Africa, other events of 1947, 1948 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ...

Mangosuthu studied at University of Fort Hare from 1948 to 1950, where he joined the African National Congress Youth League and came into contact with Robert Mugabe and Robert Sobukwe. He was expelled from the university after student boycotts. He later completed his degree at the University of Natal. Fort Hare University is located on the Tyhume river in a South African town known as Alice in English or as eDikeni in the local isiXhosa language. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... For political parties with similar names in other countries, see Northern Rhodesian African National Congress and Zambian African National Congress. ... Robert Gabriel Mugabe KCB (born February 21, 1924) is a Zimbabwean politician. ... Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe (5 December 1924 ; 27 February 1978) was a South African political dissident, who founded the Pan Africanist Congress in opposition to the Apartheid regime. ... The University of KwaZulu-Natal is a university in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. ...

Political career

Buthelezi inherited the chieftainship of the large Buthelezi tribe in 1953 (a position he still holds today), though not without controversy — his older brother Mceleli would have taken the post if he had not run foul with the police. 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

In 1970, Buthelezi was appointed leader of the KwaZulu territorial Authority and in 1976 became chief minister of the quasi-independent Bantustan of KwaZulu. The emerging Black Consciousness Movement of the 1970s branded him an Apartheid regime collaborator, because of his strong anti-Communist belief. However, he consistently declined homeland independence and political deals until Nelson Mandela was released from prison and the African National Congress was made legal. See also: 1969 in South Africa, other events of 1970, 1971 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... See also: 1975 in South Africa, other events of 1976, 1977 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... Leaders of KwaZulu (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Political Affiliation IFP – Inkatha Freedom Party See also Bantustan President of South Africa List of State Presidents of South Africa List of Prime Ministers of South Africa Governor-General of the Union of South Africa Apartheid Non-recognized... Map of the black homelands in South Africa as of 1986 Map of the black homelands in Namibia as of 1978 Bantustan is a territory designated as a tribal homeland for black South Africans and Namibians during the apartheid era. ... Flag of KwaZulu KwaZulu was a bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government as a semi-independent homeland for the Zulu people. ... The Black Consciousness Movement was a movement which called for non-violent black resistance to the Apartheid government in South Africa. ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... Mandela redirects here. ...

In 1975 Buthelezi started the IFP with the blessing of the African National Congress, but broke away from the ANC in 1980 and his relationship with the ANC sharply deteriorated. See also: 1974 in South Africa, other events of 1975, 1976 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is a political party in South Africa. ... See also: 1979 in South Africa, other events of 1980, 1981 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ...

In 1982, Buthelezi opposed the apartheid government's plan to cede the Ingwavuma region in northern Natal to the Swaziland government. The courts decided in his favour on the grounds that the government had not followed its own black constitution act of 1972, which required consultation with the people of the region. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Ingwavuma in KwaZulu-Natal Province Ingwavuma is a town in the Umkhanyakude District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ... KwaZulu-Natal (often referred to as KZN) is a province of South Africa. ... See also: 1971 in South Africa, other events of 1972, 1973 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ...

Buthelezi at first refused to participate in the first democratic South African elections in April 1994 but chose to enter at the very last minute, disrupting the process severely. He narrowly won the elections in KwaZulu-Natal. In May 1994, Buthelezi was appointed Minister of Home Affairs in the first post-Apartheid government, a position he continued to hold following the 1999 elections. He was appointed acting president a number of times during this period. See also: 1993 in South Africa, other events of 1994, 1995 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... KwaZulu-Natal (often referred to as KZN) is a province of South Africa. ... The Interior Minister is a member of a Cabinet in a Government. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Buthelezi fell out with the ANC prior to the 2004 elections as a result of his implication in a Heath Commission corruption investigation^[1], and lost his position as Minister of Home Affairs. Legislative elections were held in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 April 2004. ...

Marriage

He was married July 2, 1952 to Irene Audrey Thandekile Mzila, and they had three sons and four daughters: July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

• Prince Zuzifa Buthelezi, born 1955
• Prince Nelisuzulu Benedict Buthelezi, died of HIV/AIDS on April 29, 2004
• Prince Mabhuku Buthelezi, died aged 9 years.
• Prince Ntuthukoyeziwe Buthelezi
• Prince Phumaphesheya Buthelezi
• Princess Lethuxolo Buthelezi
• Princess Sibuyiselwe Angela Buthelezi
• Princess Phumzile Buthelezi
• Princess Mandisi Sibukakonke Buthelezi, died of HIV/AIDS on August 5, 2004, leaving one son, Zamokuhle

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Trivia

• Voted 15th in the controversial Top 100 Great South Africans poll (see SABC3's Great South Africans)
• Briefly appeared in the movie Zulu as Cetshwayo kaMpande
• Referenced periodically by Adrian Edmonson and Rik Mayall in various Bottom programmes, both TV and Live

Great South Africans was a South African television series that aired on SABC3 and hosted by Noeleen Maholwana Sangqu and Denis Beckett. ... Zulu is a 1964 film depicting the Battle of Rorkes Drift between the British Army and the Army of the Zulus. ... Cetshwayo kaMpande (circa 1826 - February 8, 1884) was the king of the Zulu nation from 1872 to 1879 and their leader during the Zulu War. ...

External links

• A biography of Buthelezi
• News item that discusses Buthelezi's firing as Minister of Home Affairs
• Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
• Genealogy of Buthelezi Tribe