Prince Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi was a South African politician and Zulu prince who served as the traditional prime minister to the Zulu royal family from 1954 until his death in 2023. He was appoin
Buthelezi in 1983
Zulu King Dinizulu kaCetshwayo, Buthelezi's maternal grandfather
Buthelezi (seated) with members of the European Parliament
Cetshwayo kaMpande was the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1873 to 1884 and its Commander in Chief during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. His name has been rendered as Cetywayo, Cetewayo or Cetshwayo. Cetsh
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
…beginning with King Cyprian Bhekuzulu in 1954. He himself was born into the Zulu royal family. His maternal grandfather was King Dinuzulu, the son of King Cetshwayo. Buthelezi portrayed Cetshwayo in the 1964 film Zulu. While leader of KwaZulu, Buthelezi both strengthened and appropriated the public profile of the…
Photograph of Cetshwayo by Alexander Bassano in Old Bond Street, London, c. 1882
Cetshwayo (called Cettiwayo in the caption) in Cape Town, shortly after his capture in the Anglo-Zulu War
Cetshwayo visited England in 1882 when this portrait was painted by Karl Rudolf Sohn.