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| Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu | |||||||||
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 Zwelithini in 2011 | |||||||||
| King of the Zulu Nation[a] | |||||||||
| Reign | 17 September 1968 – 12 March 2021 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 3 December 1971 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon | ||||||||
| Successor | Misuzulu Zulu | ||||||||
| Born | 27 July 1948 Nongoma, Natal, Union of South Africa | ||||||||
| Died | 12 March 2021 (aged 72) Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | ||||||||
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| Issue | 29
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| House | House of Zulu | ||||||||
| Father | King Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon | ||||||||
| Mother | Queen Thomozile Jezangani kaNdwandwe | ||||||||
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu (27 July 1948 – 12 March 2021)[2] was the King of the Zulu nation from 1968 to his death in 2021.
He became King on the death of his father, King Cyprian Bhekuzulu, in 1968 aged 20 years. Prince Israel Mcwayizeni acted as the regent from 1968 to 1971 while the King took refuge in the then Transkei province of South Africa for three years to avoid assassination.[by whom?] After his 21st birthday and his first marriage, Zwelithini was installed as the eighth monarch of the Zulus at a traditional ceremony at Nongoma on 3 December 1971, attended by 20,000 people. Zwelithini died on 12 March 2021, aged 72, after reportedly being admitted to hospital for diabetes-related illness.[3][4][5] During preparations for his funeral, the king's traditional prime minister, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, announced that he had died of COVID-19.[6][7]
- ^ KwaZulu-Natal Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, 2005 (PDF) (Act). KwaZulu-Natal Legislature. 2005. Section 17. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu: HIS MAJESTY GZ XHOSA GLOBAL FOUNDATION - K2018455084". CIPC. 2021.
- ^ "Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini dies in South Africa aged 72". BBC News. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has died". News24. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ Chutel, Lynsey (12 March 2021). "Goodwill Zwelithini ka Bhekuzulu, King of the Zulu Nation, Dies at 72". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Makhafola, Getrude. "King Goodwill Zwelithini died of Covid-19-related complications - Buthelezi". News24.
- ^ "Buthelezi confirms Zulu King's death was Covid-related, laying bare conflict over funeral". www.iol.co.za.
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