Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
| Mangosuthu Buthelezi | |
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| President of the Inkatha Freedom Party | |
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Assumed office 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Inkosi (Chieftain) of the Buthelezi Tribe | |
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Assumed office 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Chief Mathole Buthelezi |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
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In office 10 May 1994 – 29 April 2004 |
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| President |
Nelson Mandela Thabo Mbeki |
| Preceded by | Danie Schutte |
| Succeeded by | Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula |
| Chief Minister of KwaZulu | |
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In office 1 April 1972 – 26 April 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Chief Executive Councillor of the Zululand Territorial Authority | |
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In office 9 June 1970 – 1 April 1972 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 August 1928 Mahlabathini, Natal, South Africa |
| Political party | Inkatha Freedom Party |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Website | Official website |
Mangosuthu Buthelezi (born 27 August 1928) is a South African politician and Zulu tribal leader who 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.
Throughout most of the apartheid era, Buthelezi was considered one of the foremost black leaders. He played a key role in creating a framework for a negotiated solution to South Africa's racial conflict, signing the landmark Mahlabatini Declaration of Faith in 1974 with Harry Schwarz. 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 film Zulu.
Mangosuthu (born Gatsha) was born on 27 August 1928, in Mahlabathini, KwaZulu, to Chief Mathole Buthelezi and Princess Magogo kaDinuzulu, the sister of King Solomon kaDinuzulu. He was educated at Impumalanga Primary School, Mahashini, Nongoma from 1933 to 1943, then at Adams College, Amanzimtoti from 1944 to 1947.
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