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KwaZulu

• former homeland (Bantustan) and autonomous national state in the Republic of South Africa

Contents

• Flags

• Map

• Numbers and Facts

• History

• Origin of the Country's Name

Flags

1985–1994,
National flag,
Source, by: Corel Draw 4, World Statesmen





1977–1985,
National flag,
Source, by: Corel Draw 4, World Statesmen

Map

Source: Wikipedia (D)

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(Source: Library of Congress)

Numbers and Facts

Area: 13.928 square miles

Inhabitants: 5.748.950 (1992), mostly Zulu

Density of Population: 412 inh./sq.mi.

Capital: Ulundi, 19.840 inh. (2011)

Languages: Zulu, English, Afrikaans

Currency: 1 Rand (R) = 100 Cents

Time Zone: GMT + 2 h

Source: Wikipedia (D)

History

1970 · establishment of the Homeland of Zululand (for Zulu)

1972 · rename in KwaZulu

1st of February 1977 · South Africa grants autonomy, independence is rejected by KwaZulu

27.04.1994 · new constitution for South Africa, official abolition of the racial segregation, dissolution of the homelands

Source: Wikipedia (D), World Statesmen

Origin of the Country's Name

KwaZulu means "Land of the Zulu".

Source: Wikipedia (D)









Kindly supported by: Ralf Fischer (D)