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King Cetshwayo kaMpande crowned as the ruler of the Zulu Kingdom at kwaNodwengu, 1873

King Cetshwayo kaMpande
King Cetshwayo kaMpande

Sept 1, 1873: King Cetshwayo kaMpande was officially crowned as the ruler of the Zulu Kingdom at kwaNodwengu. His coronation marked the rise of the last independent sovereign monarch of the Zulu nation before colonial subjugation.

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