Bulelani Lobengula
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Reign28 September 2018 – present[1]
Coronation28 September 2018[2]
PredecessorLozikeyi
Born11 February 1984
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
| Bulelani Lobengula Khumalo ka Mzilikazi | |||||
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| Reign | 28 September 2018 – present[1] | ||||
| Coronation | 28 September 2018[2] | ||||
| Predecessor | Lozikeyi | ||||
| Born | 11 February 1984 Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa | ||||
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| House | House of Khumalo | ||||
| Father | Prince Humphrey Mncedisi Lobengula[3] | ||||
King Bulelani Lobengula kaMzilikazi Khumalo is a Zimbabwean Ndebele king of the Northern Ndebele nation also known as Amahlabezulu tribe,[2] an assertion rejected as unlawful by the High Court of Zimbabwe.[4] His right to the kingship is still in litigation after his brother, Peter Zwidekalanga Khumalo, challenged it.[3] He succeeded King Lobengula who was overthrown by colonial forces during the 1893 First Matabele War, after which Lozikeyi became queen regent of the Ndebele. His coronation took place in a private ceremony in Bulawayo on 28 September 2018.[1] In 2019 he held his first Imbizo in Beria Park, Johannesburg.[5]