Bungeni Zwelidumile Sigcawu
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Bungeni Zwelidumile Sigcawu (1906 in South Africa
- 9 April 1965 was the 10th paramount chief of the Gcaleka
sub-group of the Xhosa nation from 3 June 1933 to the 9 April 1965. He took over the reins when his oldest brother Mpisekhaya Ngangomhlaba Sigcawu
died. He was born near Willowvale
in the Cape Colony
to Salukaphathwa Gwebi'nkumbi Sigcawu
.
Bungeni had two sons Xolilizwe Mzikayise Sigcawu
(1926
) and Xhanti Sigcawu.
Bungeni died on the 9 April 1965 in Umtata
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
- 9 April 1965 was the 10th paramount chief of the Gcaleka
Gcaleka
The Gcaleka are a major sub-group of the Xhosa found in the Transkei area of the Eastern Cape. Their counterparts in Ciskei are the Rharhabe.The Gcaleka kingdom was founded by Gcaleka kaPhalo, who became chief in 1775....
sub-group of the Xhosa nation from 3 June 1933 to the 9 April 1965. He took over the reins when his oldest brother Mpisekhaya Ngangomhlaba Sigcawu
Mpisekhaya Ngangomhlaba Sigcawu
Mpisekhaya Ngangomhlaba Sigcawu was the 9th paramount chief of the Gcaleka sub-group of the Xhosa nation from 1923 to the 2 June 1933. His father was Salukaphathwa Gwebi'nkumbi Sigcawu.Mpisekhaya died on the 2 June 1933...
died. He was born near Willowvale
Willowvale
Willowvale is the name of an industrial suburb in the South West of Harare, Zimbabwe....
in the Cape Colony
Cape Colony
The Cape Colony, part of modern South Africa, was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652, with the founding of Cape Town. It was subsequently occupied by the British in 1795 when the Netherlands were occupied by revolutionary France, so that the French revolutionaries could not take...
to Salukaphathwa Gwebi'nkumbi Sigcawu
Salukaphathwa Gwebi'nkumbi Sigcawu
Salukaphathwa Gwebi'nkumbi Sigcawu was the 7th chief of the Gcaleka sub-group of the Xhosa nation from 1902 until his death on the 30 May 1921. His father was Sigcawu ka Sarili....
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Bungeni had two sons Xolilizwe Mzikayise Sigcawu
Xolilizwe Mzikayise Sigcawu
Xolilizwe Mzikayise Sigcawu Xolilizwe Mzikayise Sigcawu Xolilizwe Mzikayise Sigcawu (26 June 1926 - 31 December 2005 was the 11th paramount chief of the Gcaleka sub-group of the Xhosa nation from 10 April 1965 to 31 December 2005. Xolilizwe was an active member of the House of Traditional Leaders...
(1926
1926 in South Africa
-Events:* 13 March - The first commercial air route from South Africa is established when Alan Cobham does a return flight between London and Cape Town* 10 October - The South African National War Memorial outside Longueval, France next to Delville Wood is opened...
) and Xhanti Sigcawu.
Bungeni died on the 9 April 1965 in Umtata