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    April 21, 2012

South African President Jacob Zuma Weds

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   South African President Jacob Zuma marries his fiancee Bongi Ngema (R)
   at a traditional ceremony at his home in Nkandla, KwaZulu Natal
   province, April 20, 2012.
   Photo: Reuters
   South African President Jacob Zuma marries his fiancee Bongi Ngema (R)
   at a traditional ceremony at his home in Nkandla, KwaZulu Natal
   province, April 20, 2012.

   South African President Jacob Zuma now has four wives, after his latest
   marriage on Friday.
   The marriage to longtime girlfriend Bongi Ngema marked the sixth time
   the 70-year-old leader has taken a wife.
   Zuma, photographed in leopard skins and holding a warrior shield,
   joined the bridal party in the traditional Zulu celebratory dance after
   the wedding.
   His three other wives attended the ceremony at his rural village home
   in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal province. One of his six wives died, and
   another divorced him.
   Zuma is reported to have 21 children, including a 7-year-old son with
   his new wife.
   Poligamy is legal and a cornerstone of Zuma's Zulu culture.

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