South Africa's new Zulu king 公式に recognised by 政府

DURBAN, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Misuzulu, who has 約束d to 部隊 his nation and 保護する tradition, was 公式に recognised as the AmaZulu King by the South African 政府 on Saturday in the first Zulu 載冠(式)/即位(式) since 1971.

The 公式の/役人 承認 by 大統領 Cyril Ramaphosa puts an end to 非常に長い 合法的な 口論する人ing that 苦境に陥るd his succession to the 王位 -- a 戦う/戦い that has played out in public and the 法廷,裁判所s.

Misuzulu kaZwelithini, 48, was 栄冠を与えるd the king of South Africa's largest 民族の group in a customary 祝賀 in August but 要求するd 承認 from Ramaphosa to fully 接近 政府 資源s and support.

This 証明書 of 承認 was 公式に 手渡すd over on Saturday at the 沿岸の town of Durban, where tens of thousands of people, mostly Zulus dressed in their 伝統的な attires and carrying 保護物,者s and clubs, gathered to recognise Misuzulu as the rightful 相続人 to the late King 好意/親善 Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu.

Misuzulu's father, King Zwelithini, passed away in March 2021 after reining since 1971.

"You have 選ぶd up the mighty spear that has fallen. May your 安定した 手渡す guide and bring 安定 to the kingship of AmaZulu," Ramaphosa said, 追加するing that his 政府 was committed to working with the new king to help transform 田舎の areas into places of 繁栄.

King Misuzulu 統治するs over a divided 王室の family, with another 派閥, that 含むs some of his late father's wives and some of his siblings from the other palaces, recognising King Zwelithini's first-born son Prince Simakade as king.

Misuzulu was chosen as the rightful 相続人 through the will of his mother, the late Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu, who became 暫定的な leader after the death of her husband King Zw elithini. The Queen passed away almost two months after Zwelithini.

"I commit to develop the country and the economy and 促進するing peace and 仲直り first の中で the Zulus and also の中で the South Africans and Africans," King Misuzulu said after taking his 誓い.

The Zulu 君主 does not have formal political 力/強力にする but is hugely 影響力のある as a custodian of the 民族の group's 伝統的な customs and land.

The king 支配(する)/統制するs 広大な 列s of land, 概算の at about 3 million ヘクタールs, in KwaZulu-誕生の under an (独立の)存在 called the Ingonyama 信用. (報告(する)/憶測ing by Nqobile Dludla; Editing by Christina Fincher)

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