Victor Thulare III

Kgoshikgolo Thulare III, also known as King Victor Thulare III (24 December 1980 – 6 January 2021) was the king of the Pedi people (BaPedi Kingdom) in South Africa. He was best known as being an economic freedom fighter for land and justice. He died on 6 January 2021, from COVID-19 complications during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa. He was 40 years of age. King Thulare III's funeral was held on 17 January 2021 in Mohlaletsi, Limpopo, South Africa. He received a Special Official Category 1 funeral. The eulogy was delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa.^[1][2][3][4]

Kgoshikgolo Thulare III
King of the BaPedi
Predecessor	King Rhyane Thulare Sekhukhune III
Born	(1980-12-24)24 December 1980 Maandagshoek, Limpopo
Died	6 January 2021(2021-01-06) (aged 40) Johannesburg, Gauteng
Burial	17 January 2021 Mohlaletsi, Sekhukhuneland, Limpopo

Background

King Thulare III was the son of King Rhyane Thulare Sekhukhune III who died in 2007. At the time Thulare III was too young to be crowned as king.

Thulare III took leadership as the king of Pedi in July 2020, after a legal protracted battle in court. He disputed the kingship of the acting king his uncle Kgagudi Kenneth Sekhukhune who fought for his son Sekwati II Khutjo Sekhukhune to be the heir. A Constitutional court ruling in 2018 recognized Thulare III as the incumbent.^{[5][6][7][8][9][10]}

His inauguration was supposed to have taken place in 2021.

Wives

• 1st wife Queen Phindile Ntombifuthi Thulare (they had 2 boys)
• 2nd wife Queen Zimkhitha Swartbooi (they had 2 boys and 1 girl)

References

1. reporter, Citizen (17 January 2021). "LIVE: Bapedi king Kgoshikgolo Thulare Thulare III laid to rest".
2. "King Victor Thulare III described as a youthful, visionary leader". SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. 17 January 2021.
3. "King Victor Thulare III: Bapedi leader committed to royal unity - 1980-2021". TimesLIVE.
4. "Government arrangements for the Special Official Funeral of the late His Majesty King Victor Thulare of the BaPedi Kingdom, 17 Jan | South African Government". www.gov.za.
5. "Condolences continue to pour in for Bapedi king Victor Thulare III". SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. 7 January 2021.
6. "Ramaphosa hails late Bapedi king for striving to lead his people on path to economic prosperity". TimesLIVE.
7. "Bapedi King Victor Thulare III dead at 40". TimesLIVE.
8. "King Thulare III declared paramount king of Bapedi". SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. 6 April 2020.
9. "Calls for calm over fractious BaPedi kingship". 11 January 2021.
10. https://loskopnuus.co.za/condolences-pour-in-for-the-late-king-victor-thulare-iii/^{[dead link]}

External links

• King Victor Thulare III funeral
• Eulogy by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the funeral of king Thulare Victor Thulare III of the Bapedi kingdom