Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu: Perbedaan antara revisi

Ia menjadi Raja setelah kematian ayahnya, Raja [[Cyprian Bhekuzulu]], pada tahun 1968. Pangeran Israel Mcwayizeni bertindak sebagai wali dari tahun 1968 hingga 1971. Setelah ulang tahun ke-21 dan pernikahan pertamanya, Zwelithini dilantik sebagai raja kedelapan Zulu pada upacara tradisional di Nongoma pada tanggal 3 Desember 1971, dihadiri oleh 20.000 orang. Zwelithini meninggal dunia pada 12 Maret 2021, setelah dilaporkan dirawat di rumah sakit karena penyakit terkait diabetes.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-03-12|title=Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini dies in South Africa aged 72|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56370621|access-date=2021-03-12|archive-date=2021-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422120355/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56370621|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has died|url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/zulu-king-goodwill-zwelithini-has-died-20210312|access-date=12 March 2021|website=News24|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312060503/https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/zulu-king-goodwill-zwelithini-has-died-20210312|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Chutel|first=Lynsey|date=2021-03-12|title=Goodwill Zwelithini ka Bhekuzulu, King of the Zulu Nation, Dies at 72|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/world/africa/king-zwelithini-dead.html|access-date=2021-03-13|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2021-03-13|archive-url=https://archive.phtoday/20210313101950/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/world/africa/king-zwelithini-dead.html|dead-url=no}}</ref> Selama persiapan pemakamannya, perdana menteri tradisional raja, [[Mangosuthu Buthelezi]] mengumumkan bahwa Raja meninggal karena [[Pandemi COVID-19 di Afrika Selatan|COVID-19]].<ref name="news24ButheleziCovid">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/king-goodwill-zwelithini-succumbed-to-covid-19-buthelezi-20210313|title=King Goodwill Zwelithini died of Covid-19-related complications - Buthelezi|first=Getrude|last=Makhafola|website=News24|access-date=2021-03-14|archive-date=2023-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510052001/https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/king-goodwill-zwelithini-succumbed-to-covid-19-buthelezi-20210313|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="iolButheleziCovidConflict">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/buthelezi-confirms-zulu-kings-death-was-covid-related-laying-bare-conflict-over-funeral-8de8a9f5-5897-4da2-9183-e384f2b138a0|title=Buthelezi confirms Zulu King’s death was Covid-related, laying bare conflict over funeral|website=www.iol.co.za|access-date=2021-03-14|archive-date=2021-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313204135/https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/buthelezi-confirms-zulu-kings-death-was-covid-related-laying-bare-conflict-over-funeral-8de8a9f5-5897-4da2-9183-e384f2b138a0|dead-url=no}}</ref>