Mangosuthu Buthelezi

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Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a prominent South African Zulu leader and founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party who played a controversial but significant role in the country’s transition from apartheid to democracy.

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Label Occurrences
Mangosuthu Buthelezi canonical 9
Buthelezi 1
Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf South African politician
Zulu traditional leader
anti-apartheid activist
human
party leader
ageAtDeath 95
countryOfCitizenship South Africa
dateOfBirth 1928-08-27
dateOfDeath 2023-09-09
educatedAt Adams College
University of Fort Hare
ethnicGroup Zulu
familyName Mangosuthu Buthelezi self-linksurface differs
surface form: Buthelezi
father Mathole Buthelezi
founderOf Inkatha Freedom Party
fullName Mangosuthu Buthelezi self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
givenName Mangosuthu
hadConflictWith African National Congress
honorificTitle Prince
ideology conservative African nationalism
knownFor founding the Inkatha Freedom Party
leadership of the KwaZulu homeland
opposition to certain aspects of armed struggle during apartheid
role in South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy
languageSpoken English
Zulu
memberOf Zulu royal family
surface form: Buthelezi clan
memberOfPoliticalParty Inkatha Freedom Party
monarchServed King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu
mother Princess Magogo kaDinuzulu
movement anti-apartheid movement
notableWork role in establishing the KwaZulu Legislative Assembly
numberOfChildren 8
officeEnd Chief Minister of KwaZulu, 1994
Minister of Home Affairs of South Africa, 2004
officeStart Chief Minister of KwaZulu, 1976
Minister of Home Affairs of South Africa, 1994
participatedIn negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa
placeOfBirth Mahlabathini, Natal, South Africa
placeOfDeath KwaZulu-Natal
surface form: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
politicalAlignment opposed to international economic sanctions on apartheid-era South Africa
positionHeld Chief Minister of KwaZulu
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Minister of Home Affairs of South Africa
President of the Inkatha Freedom Party
Traditional Prime Minister to the Zulu monarch and nation
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
spouse Irene Audrey Thandekile Mzila
workedWith African National Congress

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Subject: Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Description of subject: Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a prominent South African Zulu leader and founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party who played a controversial but significant role in the country’s transition from apartheid to democracy.

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South African general election, 1994 keyFigure Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Zulu people notableLeader Mangosuthu Buthelezi
University of Fort Hare notableAlumnus Mangosuthu Buthelezi
KwaZulu homeland associatedWith Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Inkatha Freedom Party founder Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Inkatha Freedom Party hasLeader Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Inkatha Freedom Party notableLeader Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Mangosuthu Buthelezi fullName Mangosuthu Buthelezi self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
Mangosuthu Buthelezi familyName Mangosuthu Buthelezi self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Buthelezi
South African politics notableOppositionFigure Mangosuthu Buthelezi