Difference between revisions of "Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi"
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| + | He became a South African politician who founded the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in 1975. His praise name is Shenge. 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 | ||
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 17:33, 1 January 2014
(1928-) Born Mangosuthu Buthelezi (born Gatsha), a prince of the Zulu nation. 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. His praise name is Shenge. 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
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