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Mzilikazi

1790 - 1868

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Mzilikazi KaMashobane, (real name Mzilikazi Khumalo, documented in colonial times as Moselekatse Khumalo; c. 1790 – 9 September 1868) was a Southern African Zulu king who founded the Mthwakazi kingdom in what is now called Matebeleland, which is now part of Zimbabwe. His name means "the great river of blood". He was born the son of Mashobane kaMangethe near Mkuze, Zululand (now known as KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa), and died at Ingama, Matabeleland (near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Mzilikazi is the 17,349th most popular politician (down from 16,870th in 2024), the 206th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 190th in 2019) and the 51st most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mzilikazi ranks 17,349 out of 19,576. Before him are Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Dumitru Braghiș, Rosa Díez, Jürgen Rüttgers, Malik Meraj Khalid, and Vadym Prystaiko. After him are Lagumot Harris, Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Moses Nagamootoo, Hari Kostov, Patxi López, and Jon Kyl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1790, Mzilikazi ranks 56. Before him are Abel P. Upshur, Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy, Francisco Ruiz-Tagle, Francisco Acuña de Figueroa, Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero, and Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough. After him is John Eaton. Among people deceased in 1868, Mzilikazi ranks 67. Before him are Laura Secord, Carl Mayet, Benizelos Roufos, Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual, José María de Achá, and Howell Cobb.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Mzilikazi ranks 206 out of 454. Before him are Dimas (1969), Peter Sarnak (1953), Bruce Johnstone (1937), Francois Botha (1968), Thomas François Burgers (1834), and Helen Zille (1951). After him are Liezel Huber (1976), Siphiwe Tshabalala (1984), Roland Schoeman (1980), Sol Plaatje (1876), Guy Tunmer (1948), and Cameron Norrie (1995).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Mzilikazi ranks 51. Before him are Ted Moore (1914), Grace Mugabe (1965), Baleka Mbete (1949), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955), Thomas François Burgers (1834), and Helen Zille (1951). After him are Sol Plaatje (1876), Govan Mbeki (1910), Robert Sobukwe (1924), Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937), Naledi Pandor (1953), and Patricia de Lille (1951).

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