King Xolilizwe KaZwelidumile (Mzikayise Sigcawu; 6 June 1926 – 31 December 2005) was the King of the

Xhosa people The Xhosa people, or Xhosa language, Xhosa-speaking people (; ) are African people who are direct kinsmen of Tswana people, Sotho people and Twa people, yet are narrowly sub grouped by European as Nguni people, Nguni ethnic group whose traditi ...

from 10 April 1965 to 31 December 2005. King Xolilizwe was an active member of the

National House of Traditional Leaders The National House of Traditional Leaders is a body of 23 traditional leaders in South Africa, representing the eight provincial Houses of Traditional Leaders. Until 1998 it was called the National Council of Traditional Leaders. Its role include ...

. He was the oldest son of King

Bungeni Zwelidumile Sigcawu King Zwelidumile KaGwebinkumbi (Bungeni Sigcawu; 1906 - 9 April 1965) was the King of the AmaXhosa Kingdom of South Africa from 3 June 1933 to the 9 April 1965. He took over the reins when his oldest brother Mpisekhaya Ngangomhlaba Sigcawu died. ...

Death and funeral

King Xolilizwe died on the 31 December 2005 at No 1 Military Hospital in

Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...

and was buried on the 14 January 2006 at the Nqadu Great Palace near

Willowvale, Eastern Cape Willowvale is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Town in Gcalekaland, 32 km southeast of Idutywa Dutywa (formerly Idutywa) is a town in Mbashe Local Municipality, Eastern Cape provinc ...

with

state funeral A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of Etiquette, protocol, held to honour people of national significance. State funerals usually include much pomp and ceremony as well as religious overtones and distinctive ...

and royal funeral and his funeral was attended by highly profiled politicians

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Nosimo Balindlela Nosimo Zisiwe Beauty Balindlela (born 28 November 1949 in Hermanus, Cape Province) is a South African politician who served as the Premier of the Eastern Cape from 26 April 2004 until 1 August 2008. She changed parties in 2008 when she became a ...

, General

Bantu Holomisa Bantubonke Harrington Holomisa (born 25 July 1955) is a South African Member of Parliament and President of the United Democratic Movement. Holomisa was born in Mqanduli, Cape Province. He joined the Transkei Defence Force in 1976 and had beco ...

and others,

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of aba

Thembu The Thembu Kingdom (''abaThembu ababhuzu-bhuzu, abanisi bemvula ilanga libalele'') was a Xhosa-state in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. According to Xhosa oral tradition, the AbaThembu migrated along the east coast of Southern Africa ...

, ama

Mpondo The Mpondo People or simply AmaMpondo, is one of the kingdoms in what is now the Eastern Cape.Mpondo people

, ama

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and other royal houses and guests including

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who made

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of Xolilizwe and ama

Rharhabe The Rharhabe House is the second senior house (Right Hand House) of the Xhosa Kingdom. The Rharhabe house was founded by Xhosa warrior Rharhabe, who was the older brother of Gcaleka ka Phalo. History of the Rharhabe The Xhosa royal blood line st ...

King

Maxhob'ayakhawuleza Sandile King (iKumkani) Maxhob'ayakhawuleza Sandile (21 May 1956 – 11 July 2011) was the son of the late King Mxolisi Sandile ''Aa! Bazindlovu'', who was the son of King Archie Velile Sandile, and Queen Nolizwe , the daughter of Amampondo King Victor ...

who presided at the funeral.
He was succeeded by

Zwelonke Sigcawu King Zwelonke (Mpendulo Calvin Sigcawu; 4 April 1968 – 14 November 2019) was a South African royal and King of the Xhosa people. He became king on 1 January 2006. Zwelonke was born at Nqadu Great Palace in Willowvale in the Eastern Cape to Xo ...

, the older son of the Iqadi house (3rd Queen). King Xolilizwe married five wives who produced five sons and six daughters. 1) Queen Nogaweni : Prince

Ahlangene Sigcawu King Ahlangene Cyprian Vulikhaya Sigcawu is the King of Xhosa people. He was born in 1970 in Nqadu Great Place in Willowvale by King Xolilizwe Sigcawu and Queen Nogaweni. He took over as the King in 2020 after the death of caretaker Xhosa Kin ...

(

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

) : Princess Bukelwa Sigcawu : Princess Thobeka Sigcawu : Princess Fila Sigcawu 2) Queen Nolusapho : Prince Phandulwazi Sigcawu 3) Queen Nozamile of Iqadi : Prince

( 1968) : Prince Simpiwe Sigcawu : Princess Vuyiswa Sigcawu : Princess Nontathu Sigcawu 4) Queen Nolitha of Ixhiba (died

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

5) Queen Nondwe (née Princess Seziwe Ndamase married July

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

) : Prince Nondoda Sigcawu : Princess NomaGcaleka Sigcawu

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