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Cetshwayo kaMpande
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1884
Cetshwayo kaMpande
Cetshwayo kaMpande (; Zulu pronunciation: [ᵏǀétʃwajo kámpande]; c. 1826 – 8 February 1884) 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 transliterated as Cetawayo, Cetewayo, Cetywajo and Ketchwayo. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cetshwayo kaMpande has received more than 498,578 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Cetshwayo kaMpande is the 7,784th most popular politician (down from 7,684th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 38th in 2019) and the 13th most popular South African Politician.
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Cetewayo
Cetshwayo kaMpande (Anglicised to Cetewayo) was The King of the Zulu Nation during Victoria’s reign. He led his army to fight the British in the Anglo Zulu War of 1879. Britain wanted to annex Zululand in South Africa after diamonds were discovered there. The government used various internal conflicts to manufacture an ultimatum to give up their nation.
When they refused the British invaded with 15,000 troops. They were expected to defeat the poorly-armed Zulus numbering 35,000. Eleven days later the British suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana. The following day the Zulus attacked the small garnison at Rourke’s Drift and were repelled. The war ended in July after the British brought in more troops, and Zululand became beneath British control.
Cetewayo was exiled to Cape Town and, in August 1882, London. The deposed king campaigned to plead for the restoration of his kingdom. Lady Florence Dixie and The Morning Post newspaper
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Person | Male Born 1832 Died 8/2/1884
Ruler of the Zulu kingdom. Born Cetshwayo kaMpande at Mlambongwenya. His birth year is approximate. Succeeded as king on 1st September 1873. His refusal to disband his army as demanded by the British Commissioner for South Africa, Sir Bartle Frere, led to the Zulu war in 1879. Following the routing of his troops at Ulundi, he was exiled to Cape Town where he argued to be allowed to go to London, where he arrived in early August 1882. He was a dignified diplomat, cheered by the crowds, shown the sights and was taken to the Isle of Wight to meet the Queen. At the end of August he returned to Zululand, restored as a puppet monarch to a reduced kingdom. This was short-lived as he was deposed within a week. He died shortly after, supposedly from a heart attack, but may have been poisoned. Lots more info and pics here.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of ww