Original sentence: Buthelezi at first refused to participate in the first democratic South African elections in April 1994 but chose to enter at the very last minute, disrupting the process severly.Buthelezi inherited the chieftainship of the large Buthelezi tribe in 1953 (a position he still holds today) though not without controversy - his older brother Mceleli would have taken the post if had not ran foul with the police.He narrowly won the elections in KwaZulu-Natal.In 1970, Buthelezi was appointed leader of the KwaZulu territorial Authority and in 1976 became chief minister of the semi-independent Bantustan of KwaZulu.In 1975 Buthelezi started the IFP with the blessing of the African National Congress, but broke away from the ANC in 1980 and his relationship with the ANC sharply deteriorated.In 1982, Buthelezi opposed the apartheid government's plan to cede the Ingwavuma region in northern Natal to the Swaziland government
Edited sentence: However the violence caused by this decision turned opinion inside the IFP around and they registered to participate in the election at the last minute.In 1970, Mangosuthu was appointed leader of the KwaZulu territorial Authority and in 1976 became chief minister of the semi-independent Bantustan of KwaZulu.In 1975 he started the IFP with the blessing of the African National Congress, but broke away from the ANC in 1980 and his relationship with the ANC sharply deteriorated.Jealous of the role given to the African National Congress in negotiations about post-Apartheid South Africa's constitutional structure, Buthelezi at first refused to participate in the first democratic South African elections in 1994.Mangosuthu inherited the chieftainship of the large Buthelezi tribe in 1953 (a position he still holds today) though not without controversy - his older brother Mceleli would have taken the post if had not ran foul with the police.While he was the leader of the KwaZulu territorial Authority in 1982, Buthelezi opposed the apartheid government's plan to cede the Ingwavuma region in northern Natal to the Swaziland government