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By Indiana Drones

Updated 27 September 2023

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Artist	Rob Bogaerts / Anefo
Credit	Nationaal Archief
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Desc	Aankomst op Schiphol van Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, leider van Zoeloeland (Zuid-Afrika) en voorzitter van de Inkatha Vrijheidspartij 10 juni 1983
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South African politician (1928-2023)

Mangosuthu Buthelezi is ...

Dead

Born	27 August 1928 in Mahlabathini
Died	9 September 2023 in Ulundi
Age	95 years, 1 months

Sex or gender	male
Country of citizenship	South Africa
Mother	Magogo kaDinuzulu
Child	Sbuyiselwe Angela Buthelezi
Occupation	politician
Position held	Minister of Home Affairs, list of Chief Ministers of KwaZulu, member of the National Assembly of South Africa and member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Awards	honorary doctorate of the University of Cape Town
Participant in	World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 1992
Relative	Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu
Educated at	University of Fort Hare, University of Natal and Adams College

About Mangosuthu Buthelezi

Mangosuthu Buthelezi born on 27 August 1928 in Mahlabathini to Magogo kaDinuzulu. He is a citizen of South Africa. Mangosuthu Buthelezi was educated at University of Fort Hare, University of Natal and Adams College. He is a related to Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu. He died on 9 September 2023 in Ulundi at age 95 years.

He was a South African politician (1928-2023).

He has one child Sbuyiselwe Angela Buthelezi.

Mangosuthu Buthelezi has worked as a politician. He has has won honorary doctorate of the University of Cape Town. He has participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 1992.

Mangosuthu Buthelezi has held the position of Minister of Home Affairs, list of Chief Ministers of KwaZulu and member of the National Assembly of South Africa.

He is also known as Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi and Shenge.

About Death

On 1 August 2023, Buthelezi was reportedly hospitalised due to back problems. He was subsequently released from hospital on 2 September, and died on 9 September at his home in Ulundi, at the age of 95.