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Dingane kaSenzangakhona

1795 - 1840

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Dingane KaSenzangakhona Zulu (c. 1795–29 January 1840), commonly referred to as Dingane, Dingarn or Dingaan, was a Zulu prince who became king of the Zulu Kingdom in 1828, after assassinating his half-brother Shaka Zulu. He set up his royal capital, uMgungundlovu, translated to "Place of the Elephant" or "elephant swallower". He also constructed one of numerous military encampments, or kraals, in the eMakhosini Valley just south of the White Umfolozi River, on the slope of Lion Hill (Singonyama). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dingane kaSenzangakhona is the 3,529th most popular politician (up from 11,591st in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 62nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dingane kaSenzangakhona ranks 3,529 out of 19,576. Before him are Hyrcanus II, Luigi Einaudi, Violeta Chamorro, U of Goryeo, Ernest, Elector of Saxony, and Bayinnaung. After him are Louisa Maria Stuart, Emperor Taizu of Jin, Antiochus XI Epiphanes, Vukašin of Serbia, Tudḫaliya I, and Ephialtes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1795, Dingane kaSenzangakhona ranks 13. Before him are Pavel Jozef Šafárik, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, Ernst Heinrich Weber, Rowland Hill, Gabriel Lamé, and Antonio José de Sucre. After him are Dred Scott, Saverio Mercadante, Ary Scheffer, Alexander Griboyedov, John William Polidori, and Hadji Murad. Among people deceased in 1840, Dingane kaSenzangakhona ranks 12. Before him are Emperor Kōkaku, Lucien Bonaparte, Jacques MacDonald, Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, and Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom. After him are José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Louis de Bonald, Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol, and Carl Ludvig Engel.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Dingane kaSenzangakhona ranks 26 out of 454. Before him are Cyril Ramaphosa (1952), Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1761), Jacob Zuma (1942), J. G. Strijdom (1893), Sydney Brenner (1927), and Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (1942). After him are Paul Kruger (1825), Jody Scheckter (1950), Steve Biko (1946), Navi Pillay (1941), Charlize Theron (1975), and P. W. Botha (1916).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Dingane kaSenzangakhona ranks 11. Before him are Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826), Thabo Mbeki (1942), C. R. Swart (1894), Cyril Ramaphosa (1952), Jacob Zuma (1942), and J. G. Strijdom (1893). After him are Paul Kruger (1825), P. W. Botha (1916), Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936), Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798), Jim Fouché (1898), and Jan Smuts (1870).

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