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, name = Godide
, title = Last heir of the
Gaza Empire
The Gaza Empire (1824–1895) was an African empire established by Soshangane and was located in southeastern Africa in the area of southern Mozambique and southeastern Zimbabwe. The Gaza Empire, at its height in the 1860s, covered all of M ...
, image = Godide in 1895.jpg
, alt = A young boy in a dark top and a white garment tied around his waist standing barefoot in fronf of a blank wall.
, caption = An engraving of Godide by Francisco Pastor (1895)
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, birth_date = {{birth year, 1876
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Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...
, death_date = 31 July {{death year and age, 1911, 1876
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Angra do Heroísmo
Angra do Heroísmo (), or simply Angra, is a city and municipality on Terceira Island, Portugal, and one of the three capital cities of the Azores. Founded in 1478, Angra was historically the most important city in the Azores, as seat of the Roma ...
, Portugal
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, full name = António da Silva Pratas Godide Godide Nxumalo
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Godide (1876 in
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...
– 31 July 1911 in
Angra do Heroísmo
Angra do Heroísmo (), or simply Angra, is a city and municipality on Terceira Island, Portugal, and one of the three capital cities of the Azores. Founded in 1478, Angra was historically the most important city in the Azores, as seat of the Roma ...
), or Godide Nxumalo, also known as António da Silva Pratas Godide, was a son of Ngungunhane (or Gungunhana), the last ruler of the
Gaza Empire
The Gaza Empire (1824–1895) was an African empire established by Soshangane and was located in southeastern Africa in the area of southern Mozambique and southeastern Zimbabwe. The Gaza Empire, at its height in the 1860s, covered all of M ...
, located in modern Mozambique. He was chosen by his father as putative heir to the throne.
After Ngungunhane was overthrown, Godide was captured by Portuguese troops and sent to
Lisbon
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, accompanying his father into exile in the
Azores
The Azores ( , , ; , ), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira). It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atl ...
islands. He was the last recognised heir of the Jamine dynasty of the
Nguni Nguni may refer to:
*Nguni languages
*Nguni cattle
*Nguni people
*Nguni sheep, which divide into the Tsonga sheep, Tsonga, Ngoni (sheep), Ngoni, and Swazi sheep, Swazi types
*Nguni stick-fighting
* Nguni shield
* Nguni homestead
*Nguni (surname: Hl ...