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Inkatha Freedom Party

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Inkatha Freedom Party

Political party in South Africa consisting largely of the Zulu. It originated in 1924 as a cultural movement under King Dinizulu. His grandson, Mangosuthu G. Buthelezi, revived it in 1974 as a political party after breaking with the African National Congress (ANC). Under Buthelezi, Inkatha advocated a struggle against apartheid but a willingness to accept power-sharing arrangements short of majority rule. From the late 1980s Inkatha and ANC followers were regularly involved in bloody clashes with strong ethnic (Zulu v. non-Zulu) overtones. In 1991 the white South African government admitted that it had secretly subsidized Inkatha.



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The opposition Inkatha Freedom Party said it was confident Ngcobo will fulfil his duties "impeccably".
Long forgotten are the bloody internecine fighting between supporters of the ruling ANC and the Inkatha Freedom Party that hoisted the flag of Zulu jingoism and nationalistic zealotry.
Despite the changes made, the legislation was still opposed by the Democratic Alliance (DA), the Inkatha Freedom Party, the Freedom Front Plus, the African Christian Democratic Party and the Independent Democrats.
 
 
 
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