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Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo

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Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo
3rd Chief Minister of Gazankulu
In office
1 April 1993 – 26 April 1994
Preceded byEdward Mhinga
Succeeded byNone
Personal details
Died7 March 2015
Magona, Limpopo, South Africa[1]

Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo (1926 – 7 March 2015) was the third and last Chief Minister of Gazankulu,[2] a former bantustan in apartheid-era South Africa. He served as Chief Minister from 1 April 1993 to 26 April 1994, when the bantustan was re-integrated into Transvaal.

Early life

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Nxumalo was born at Gijana Village in 1926. He was born into a junior house of the Ndwandwe clan, direct descendants of warrior king NGHUNGHUNYANI (Gungunhana), the last lion of Gaza.

References

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  1. ^ "Motion on death of Chief Samuel Dickson Nxumalo". African National Congress Parliamentary Caucus. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Former chief honoured".