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| − | (1928-) Mangosuthu Buthelezi ( | + | [[Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi]] (1928-2023) was a a prince of the Zulu nation, a politician and one-time actor. |
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| + | Usually referred to as [[Mangosuthu Buthelezi]], or by his praise name [[Shenge]]. | ||
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| + | ==Biography== | ||
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| + | Born [[Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi]] on 27 August, 1928. His mother was [[Magogo kaDinuzulu]] composer , musician and [[imbongi]] ([[praise-singer]]). | ||
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| + | He became a South African politician who founded the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in 1975. Served as Chief Minister of KwaZulu, founder of the Inkatha movement and later Minister of the Interior in the ANC-led post-Apartheid government. | ||
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| + | == Brief film career == | ||
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| + | As an actor, he played King [[Cetshwayo]] kaMpande (his own maternal great-grandfather) in the 1964 film ''[[Zulu]]''. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangosuthu_Buthelezi | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangosuthu_Buthelezi | ||
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| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetshwayo_kaMpande | ||
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| + | "Skoppensboer", ''[[Die Burger]]'' Aktueel, 27 December, 2023: p. 7[https://epublikasies.netwerk24.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=2de50421-74d1-4d60-be88-d53f1cc8d3b5] | ||
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:10, 27 December 2023
Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi (1928-2023) was a a prince of the Zulu nation, a politician and one-time actor.
Usually referred to as Mangosuthu Buthelezi, or by his praise name Shenge.
Biography
Born Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi on 27 August, 1928. His mother was Magogo kaDinuzulu composer , musician and imbongi (praise-singer).
He became a South African politician who founded the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in 1975. Served as Chief Minister of KwaZulu, founder of the Inkatha movement and later Minister of the Interior in the ANC-led post-Apartheid government.
Brief film career
As an actor, he played King Cetshwayo kaMpande (his own maternal great-grandfather) in the 1964 film Zulu.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangosuthu_Buthelezi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetshwayo_kaMpande
"Skoppensboer", Die Burger Aktueel, 27 December, 2023: p. 7[1]
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