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Zibhebhu kaMaphitha Zulu (c. 1841–1904) (also
called Usibepu/Ziphewu) was a Zulu chief.
After the
defeat of the Zulu
Kingdom by the British, he attempted...
- they left one of Cetshwayo's relatives,
Usibepu (Zibhebhu),
alone with his
lands intact. On 22 July 1883,
Usibepu attacked Cetshwayo's new
kraal in Ulundi...
- meantime, however,
blood feuds had been
engendered between the
chiefs Usibepu (Zibebu) and Hamu on the one side and the
tribes who
supported the ex-king...
- Zibhebhu, who was
usurping the throne. In
return for
their overthrow of
Usibepu, they were
granted land in
northern Zululand, the ****ure
Nieuwe Republiek...
- was reinstated. However, one chief,
Zibhebhu kaMaphitha (also
known as
Usibepu), was left
alone and
allowed to keep his land.[citation needed] Dinuzulu...
