Topic - Buthelezi
Subscribe to this topic via RSS or ATOMPrince Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi (27 August 1928 – 9 September 2023) was a South African politician and Zulu prince who was a Member of Parliament and who served as the traditional prime minister to the Zulu royal family since 1954 until his death in September 2023. He was appointed to this prime minister post by King Misuzulu's grand-father King Bhekuzulu, a son of King Solomon, who was a brother to Buthelezi's mother Princess Magogo. He was Chief Minister of the KwaZulu bantustan during apartheid and founded the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in 1975, leading it until August 2019 and became its President Emeritus soon after that. He also served as Minister of Home Affairs from 1994 to 2004. - Source: Wikipedia