List of chief ministers of KwaZulu
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The following is a list of chief ministers of KwaZulu from its establishment in 1970 until its re-integration into South Africa in 1994.
List
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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Zulu Territorial Authority | ||||
9 June 1970 to 31 March 1972 | ![]() | Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Chief Executive Officer[citation needed] | ||
KwaZulu | ||||
1 April 1972 to 31 January 1977[citation needed] | ![]() | Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Chief Executive Councillor | IFP (since 1975) | 1 April 1972: Establishment as a Homeland with a Legislative Assembly under the new name KwaZulu
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KwaZulu (Self-Rule) | ||||
1 February 1977[citation needed] to 26 April 1994 | ![]() | Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Chief Minister | IFP | Afterwards served as the Minister of Home Affairs of South Africa, from 1994 to 2004 |
27 April 1994 | KwaZulu re-integrated into South Africa |
Political affiliation
- IFP – Inkatha Freedom Party