Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu was the queen consort of the Zulu nation from 1977 to 2021 as the Great Wife to King Goodwill Zwelithini.
10 Facts About Mantfombi Dlamini
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Mantfombi Dlamini served as the queen regent from March 2021 to April 2021.
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Queen Mantfombi Dlamini was born on 15 February 1953 to the House of Dlamini.
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Mantfombi Dlamini's family forged links with other African dynasties: her brother, Prince Thumbumuzi Dlamini, married into the Mandela chieftaincy family of Mvezo in the same year as her betrothal.
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Mantfombi Dlamini's intended husband was a chief recognised by the South African government as the traditional authority of Zululand.
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Mantfombi Dlamini was appointed as the interim leader of the Zulu Nation under the title of queen regent, on 24 March 2021, after the death of His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini on 12 March 2021.
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Mantfombi Dlamini stayed at the hospital until the time came.
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Mantfombi Dlamini died two days later on 29 April 2021.
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Mantfombi Dlamini called her leadership role an inspiration for women, which helped to "administer the final burial rites to the backward, patriarchal and chauvinistic tendencies that considered women as inferior beings".
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Mantfombi Dlamini further announced that the Queen had been suffering from a long-term illness; this was known to the palace but not revealed publicly.