Goodwill Zwelithini

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Person.png Goodwill Zwelithini  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(COVID-19/Premature death?, politician)
Goodwill Zwelithini.jpg
Born27 July 1948
South Africa
Died12 March 2021 (Age 72)
South Africa
Cause of death
COVID
NationalitySouth African
Victim ofPremature death

Employment.png King of the Zulu nation

In office
17 September 1968 - 7 July 2021

King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu was the reigning King of the Zulu nation from 1968 to his death in March 2021.[1][2][3] He died at the age of 72, after reportedly being admitted to hospital for diabetes-related illness.[4][5] During preparations for his funeral, the king's traditional prime minister, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, announced that he had died of COVID-19.[6][7]

King Goodwill and British Army officer James Swift in 2019.


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