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M angosuthu Buthelezi, a prominent and controversial South African leader, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at the age of 95. Buthelezi, a Zulu minister, and political figure was best known as the founder and leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), a Zulu nationalist party that played a significant role in South African politics during the apartheid era. Mangosuthu Buthelezi Born into a Zulu royal family in 1928, Buthelezi pursued his education at the University of Natal and later at the University of Oxford. After completing his studies at Oxford, he returned to South Africa and entered the political arena. In 1975, Buthelezi established the IFP, a party that opposed the African National Congress (ANC) and its policy of majority rule, fearing it would result in the subjugation of Zulus by other ethnic groups. The IFP also distanced itself from the ANC's use of violence. Throughout his career, Buthelezi was a polarizing figure. He faced allegations of c...