Buthelezi was chief minister of the KwaZulu bantustan during apartheid and founded the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in 1975, leading it until 2019, and became its president emeritus soon after that.
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Former Minister of Home Affairs of South Africa
Born: August 27, 1928, Mahlabathini, South Africa
Died: September 9, 2023 (age 95 years), Ulundi, South Africa
Children: Zuzifa Buthelezi, Lethuxolo Buthelezi, Sbuyiselwe Angela Buthelezi, and more
Grandchild: Toya Delazy
Spouse: Irene Audrey Thandekile Mzila (m. 1952)
Party: Inkatha Freedom Party
Parents: Magogo kaDinuzulu and Mathole Buthelezi
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a Zulu chief, South African politician, and leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party. He was head (1976–94) of the nonindependent ...
Sep 18, 2023 · Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi was born in Mahlabathini, South Africa, on Aug. 27, 1928, to Chief Mathole Buthelezi and Princess Magogo kaDinuzulu.
Sep 10, 2023 · Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who has died aged 95, dedicated himself to acquiring and exploiting power over his Zulu tribe in South Africa to such ...
Served as Minister of Home Affairs in President Mandela's Cabinet under the Government of National Unity (1994 – 1999). Minister of Home Affairs (1999 – ...
Sep 22, 2023 · Buthelezi became the Chief Minister of the KwaZulu Government in 1976. He created the 'Kwazulu Development Corporation, in 1978, whose function ...