Birth Chart
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
Sun Virgo
Moon Capricorn
Ascendant Sagittarius
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Virgo - 03°50' - in house 10
↣ Moon in Capricorn - 18°37' - in house 2/3
↣ Mercury in Virgo - 14°21' - in house 10/11
↣ Venus in Virgo - 19°26' - in house 11
↣ Mars in Gemini - 11°13' - in house 7
↣ Jupiter in Taurus - 10°25' - in house 6
↣ Saturn in Sagittarius - 12°35' - in house 1
↣ Uranus in Aries - 06°37' - in house 5 - retrograde
↣ Neptune in Leo - 29°06' - in house 10
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 17°50' - in house 8/9
↣ North Node in Gemini - 05°24' - in house 7 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Sagittarius - 07°26' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Leo - 20°57' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Scorpio - 25°41'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 10
↣ Moon in house 2/3
↣ Mercury in house 10/11
↣ Venus in house 11
↣ Mars in house 7
↣ Jupiter in house 6
↣ Saturn in house 1
↣ Uranus in house 5
↣ Neptune in house 10
↣ Pluto in house 8/9
↣ North Node in house 7
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (10°30' separating)
↣ Sun and Neptune conjunction (4°44' separating)
↣ Sun and North Node square (1°34' applying)
↣ Sun and Ascendant square (3°36' separating)
↣ Moon and Mercury trine (4°16' separating)
↣ Moon and Venus trine (0°49' applying)
↣ Moon and Pluto opposition (0°46' separating)
↣ Mercury and Venus conjunction (5°05' applying)
↣ Mercury and Mars square (3°08' separating)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter trine (3°56' separating)
↣ Mercury and Saturn square (1°45' separating)
↣ Mercury and Pluto sextile (3°30' applying)
↣ Venus and Pluto sextile (1°35' separating)
↣ Mars and Saturn opposition (1°22' applying) antiparallel
↣ Mars and Uranus sextile (4°36' separating)
↣ Mars and Pluto parallel
↣ Mars and North Node conjunction (5°49' separating) parallel
↣ Mars and Ascendant opposition (3°47' applying) antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven parallel
↣ Saturn and Uranus trine (5°58' separating)
↣ Saturn and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Saturn and North Node opposition (7°11' separating) antiparallel
↣ Saturn and Ascendant conjunction (5°09' applying) parallel
↣ Uranus and North Node sextile (1°13' separating)
↣ Uranus and Ascendant trine (0°49' separating)
↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant square (3°25' applying)
↣ Neptune and Midheaven conjunction (8°09' applying)
↣ Pluto and North Node parallel
↣ Pluto and Ascendant antiparallel
↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (9°43' applying)
↣ North Node and Ascendant opposition (2°02' separating) antiparallel
Birth data
- Original name
- Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
- Chart date
- 27/08/1928
- Chart time
- 11:20
- Date and time quality
- A Memory what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Paul Roux, South Africa - Latitude and longitude
- 28°18' South · 27°59' East
- Time zone
- 02:00 East
The data used to calculate the charts comes from public sources, as do the descriptive texts. We use sources such as Wikipedia.
About
Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi was a Zulu prince and one of the most prominent and controversial political figures in twentieth‑century South Africa. He led the KwaZulu government under apartheid, holding that position until the territory’s incorporation into the new democratic order in 1994, and founded the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in 1975, which he led for decades. At the same time, he served in a traditional role as prime minister of the Zulu royal household from 1954, positioning the monarchy as a symbol of identity and political mobilization.
His career combined public opposition to key aspects of the apartheid regime — for example his refusal to accept the nominal “independence” of KwaZulu and his support for Nelson Mandela’s release — with an ambiguous cooperation with state structures, a stance that drew criticism and led sections of the anti‑apartheid movement to isolate him. During the transition to democracy he took part in the negotiations and joined the national unity government as Minister of Home Affairs (1994–2004).
Buthelezi’s record leaves a complex legacy: on one hand he built a large political organization and maintained the visibility of Zulu traditional leadership; on the other, official commissions have held him responsible for acts of political violence during the 1980s and 1990s, a factor that shapes his public memory and debates over reconciliation and justice in contemporary South Africa.
