thumb|KwaZulu (red) within South Africa.
thumb|Coat of arms of KwaZulu
The following is a list of chief positions Mangosuthu Buthelezi held in KwaZulu from its establishment in 1970 until its reintegration into South Africa in 1994:
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! Tenure
! width=60px|Portrait
! Incumbent
! Affiliation
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|colspan="5"|Zulu Territorial Authority
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|||60px||Mangosuthu Buthelezi, || ||
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|colspan="5"|KwaZulu
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|||60px||Mangosuthu Buthelezi, || <small>(since 1975)</small>||1 April 1972: Establishment as a Homeland with a Legislative Assembly under the new name KwaZulu
<small>21 March 1975: Founding of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)</small>
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|colspan="5"|KwaZulu (Self-Rule)
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|||60px||Mangosuthu Buthelezi, ||||
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|27 April 1994||colspan="4"|KwaZulu reintegrated into South Africa
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See also
- Bantustan
- Governor-General of South Africa
- State President of South Africa
- President of South Africa
- Prime Minister of South Africa
- Apartheid
- List of historical unrecognized states and dependencies
