List of chief ministers of KwaZulu

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KwaZulu (red) within South Africa.
Coat of arms of KwaZulu

The following is a list of chief ministers of KwaZulu from its establishment in 1970 until its re-integration into South Africa in 1994.

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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
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


21 March 1975: Founding of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)

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

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