He died almost two years after former army loyalists forced him out of office in 2017 following a power struggle over what was widely perceived as his bid to have his wife, Grace, succeed him.
Ushone cishe eminyakeni emibili ngemuva kokuthi labo ababethembekile embuthweni bamkhipha esikhundleni ngo-2017 kulandela ukubanga amandla kulokho okwakucatshangwa kabanzi njengesifiso sakhe sokuba unkosikazi wakhe, uGrace, angene esikhundleni sakhe.