List of rulers of the Gcaleka
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This is a list of the paramounts of the Gcaleka
Xhosa of the Eastern Cape
province.
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....
Xhosa of the Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...
province.
- Gcaleka kaPhalo (1775-1792)
- Khawuta kaGcaleka (1792-1804)
- Nqoko kaGcaleka (1804-1820)
- Hintsa kaKhawuta (1820-1835)
- Sarili kaHintsa (1835-1892)
- Sigcawu kaSarili (1892-1902)
- Salukaphathwa Gwebi'nkumbi SigcawuSalukaphathwa Gwebi'nkumbi SigcawuSalukaphathwa 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....
(1902-1921) - Daliza SigcawuDaliza SigcawuDaliza Sigcawu was the regent and 8th chief of the Gcaleka sub-group of the Xhosa nation after his brother Salukaphathwa Gwebi'nkumbi Sigcawu died on 30 May 1921 until he handed over the reign to his niece Mpisekhaya Ngangomhlaba Sigcawu in 1923 when he was old enough. His father was Sigcawu ka...
(1921-1923) - Mpisekhaya Ngangomhlaba SigcawuMpisekhaya Ngangomhlaba SigcawuMpisekhaya 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...
(1923-1933) - Bungeni Zwelidumile SigcawuBungeni Zwelidumile SigcawuBungeni Zwelidumile Sigcawu Bungeni Zwelidumile Sigcawu 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...
(1933-1965) - Xolilizwe Mzikayise SigcawuXolilizwe Mzikayise SigcawuXolilizwe 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...
(1965-2005) - Zwelonke SigcawuZwelonke SigcawuZwelonke Sigcawu is the 12th and current paramount chief of the Gcaleka sub-group of the Xhosa nation from 1 January 2006. Zwelonke was born as Mpendulo Sigcawu to Xolilizwe Mzikayise Sigcawu and Queen Nozamile.-References:...
(2005-present)