Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu

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Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu was the long-reigning King of the Zulu nation in South Africa, known for his role in preserving Zulu cultural traditions and influencing contemporary South African politics and society.

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Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu canonical 14
Goodwill Zwelithini 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
king ⓘ
traditional leader ⓘ
birthDate 1948-07-14 ⓘ
birthPlace Natal Province ⓘ
Nongoma ⓘ
Union of South Africa ⓘ
coronationDate 1971-12-03 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship South Africa ⓘ
deathDate 2021-03-12 ⓘ
deathPlace Durban ⓘ
KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
ethnicGroup Zulu ⓘ
familyName kaBhekuzulu ⓘ
father Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon ⓘ
fullName Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu ⓘ
givenName Goodwill ⓘ
knownFor influencing contemporary South African politics ⓘ
leadership of the Zulu nation ⓘ
preserving Zulu cultural traditions ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Zulu ⓘ
memberOfDynasty Zulu royal family ⓘ
monarchOf Zulu nation ⓘ
monarchType traditional monarch ⓘ
mother Thomozile Jezangani kaNdwandwe ⓘ
notableEvent led centenary commemorations of the Battle of Isandlwana ⓘ
notableRole patron of Zulu cultural ceremonies such as Umkhosi Womhlanga ⓘ
numberOfChildren 28 ⓘ
placeOfBurial KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
Nongoma ⓘ
positionHeld King of the Zulu nation ⓘ
linked to: Zulu nation
predecessor Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon ⓘ
reignDuration longest-reigning Zulu king in modern history ⓘ
reignEnd 2021 ⓘ
reignStart 1968 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence KwaKhethomthandayo Royal Palace ⓘ
Nongoma ⓘ
Ondini Royal Palace ⓘ
spouse Buthle MaMathe ⓘ
Mantfombi Dlamini ⓘ
Nompumelelo Mchiza ⓘ
Sibongile Winifred Dlamini ⓘ
Thandekile Ndlovu ⓘ
Zola Mafu ⓘ
successor Misuzulu Zulu kaZwelithini ⓘ
title Isilo samabandla onke ⓘ
King of the Zulu Nation ⓘ
linked to: King of the Zulu

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

Zulu people → notableLeader → Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu ⓘ
Misuzulu Zulu kaZwelithini → predecessor → Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu ⓘ
Misuzulu Zulu kaZwelithini → father → Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu ⓘ
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu → fullName → Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu ⓘ
Zulu nation → notableLeader → Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu ⓘ
Zulu royal family → notableKing → Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu ⓘ
King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu → fullName → Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu ⓘ
Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini → father → Goodwill Zwelithini ⓘ
linked to: Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu
Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini → parent → Goodwill Zwelithini ⓘ
linked to: Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu
Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini → predecessor → Goodwill Zwelithini ⓘ
linked to: Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu
Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon → successor → Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu ⓘ
Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon → child → Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu ⓘ
Mantfombi Dlamini → spouse → Goodwill Zwelithini ⓘ
linked to: Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu
Sibongile Winifred Dlamini → spouse → Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu ⓘ
Sibongile Winifred Dlamini → spouseOfMonarch → Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu ⓘ
Zola Mafu → spouse → Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu ⓘ
Thandekile Ndlovu → spouse → Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu ⓘ
Nompumelelo Mchiza → spouse → Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu ⓘ