Biography & Wikipedia
Prince Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, another name for Mangosuthu Buthelezi, was born on August 27, 1928. Mangosuthu is a traditional Zulu leader and politician from South Africa. He serves as the traditional prime minister to the Zulu royal family and is now a member of parliament.
He established the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in 1975 while serving as the Kwa-Zulu Bantustan’s Chief Minister during the apartheid era. From 1994 until 2004, he held the Minister of Home Affairs position.
His legacy from that time is still debatable, with detractors claiming that his rule constituted a de facto one-party state that was intolerably hostile to political opposition and dominated by Inkatha.
Age and birthday
Mangosuthu Buthelezi was born on the 27th of August 1928 and will reach 95 in August 2023.
Height and weight
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Nationality & Ethnicity
According to sources, Mangosuthu is a South African citizen who is believed to be of the Zulu ethnicity.
Education
According to online sources, Mangosuthu Buthelezi attended Mpumalanga Primary in Mahashini from 1935 to 1943, proceeded to Adams College in Amanzimtoti from 1944 to 1946 then finished his studies at Fort Hare University in the Eastern Cape between 1948-1950. Just after Buthelezi graduated, they elected the National Party to power, beginning a program of racial segregation named apartheid, which imposed considerable restrictions on freedom.
Political party and views
Parents and siblings
Mangosuthu Buthelezi’s father was chief Mathole Buthelezi, and his mother was Princess Magogo kaDinuzulu. According to sources, his mother was the daughter of former Zulu King Dinuzulu and the sister of the incumbent King Solomon kaDinuzulu. Sources tell us that, Magngosuthu was the first son of his parents, but details about his siblings are not in the public domain.
Wife and children
The Zulu traditional leader was married to Irene Audrey Thandekile Mzila in 1952 and remained married to her until she died in 2019. According to sources, the politician and traditional leader had eight children, these children in no particular order are; Phumzile, Zuzifa, Angela Mabhuku, Mandisi, Lethuxolo, Nelisuzulu, and Phumaphesheya.
Salary and net worth
Mangosuthu’s salary is not in the public domain. However, some sources tell us that the politician and Zulu traditional ruler has an estimated net worth of around $5 million.
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