King Goodwill Zwelithini of the Zulu people in South Africa died on Friday at the hospital where he was being treated for diabetes-related problems.
The king, 72, was the leader of South Africa's largest ethnic group, the Zulu. He had been taken to KwaZulu-Natal hospital last week to monitor his ongoing diabetes, according to a report from the Demirören News Agency (DHA).
The royal family announced in a statement that King Zwelithini's diabetes-related condition suddenly deteriorated and he died early…