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Cetshwayo
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Cetshwayo, Cetewayo (Zulu) [kɛˈtʃwɑːjɒ]
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(Biographies / Cetshwayo (?1826-1884) M, Zulu, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) ?1826-84, king of the Zulus (1873-79): defeated the British at Isandhlwana (1879) but was overwhelmed by them at Ulundi (1879); captured, he stated his case in London, and was reinstated as ruler of part of Zululand (1883)


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