Tswanaland

Allocation of Land to bantustans according to the Odendaal Plan. Tswanaland is the rectangle in eastern central South-West Africa

Tswanaland was a bantustan in South West Africa (present-day Namibia), in the far central eastern area of the territory around the village of Aminuis. It was intended by the apartheid government to be a self-governing homeland for the Tswana people. Unlike all other homelands, it was never implemented that way. The Ovaherero were allowed to stay in the area, and the Tswana remained a minority.^[1] Tswanaland nevertheless got an ethnic Tswana, Constance Kgosiemang, as political leader between 1980 and 1989.^[2]

Tswanaland and all other homelands in South West Africa were abolished in May 1989 at the start of the transition to independence.

See also

• Apartheid
• Leaders of Tswanaland
• Bophuthatswana

References

Apartheid Bantustans in South Africa and South-West Africa
South Africa Nominal independence Bophuthatswana Ciskei Transkei Venda Self-governance Gazankulu KaNgwane KwaNdebele KwaZulu Lebowa QwaQwa South-West Africa Nominal independence Bushmanland Damaraland Kaokoland Namaland Rehoboth Tswanaland Self-governance East Caprivi Hereroland Kavangoland Ovamboland   Leaders and Administrators After Nominal Independence Bophuthatswana Head of State: Lucas Mangope (1968–94) Rocky Malebane-Metsing (Feb 1988) Administrator: Tjaart Van der Walt and Job Mokgoro (Mar–Apr 1994) Bushmanland No central government established Ciskei Head of State: Lennox Sebe (1981–90) Oupa Gqozo (1990–94) Administrator: Pieter van Rensburg Goosen and Bongani Blessing Finca (Mar–Apr 1994) Damaraland Head of State: Justus ǁGaroëb (1980–89) Kaokoland No central government established Namaland Head of State: Cornelius Cloete (1980–85) Daniel Luipert (1985–89) Rehoboth Head of State: Johannes "Hans" Diergaardt (1979–89) Transkei Head of State: Botha Sigcau (1976–78) Zwelibanzi Maneli Mabandla (1978–79) Kaiser Daliwonga Matanzima (1979–86) Tutor Nyangelizwe Vulindlela Ndamase (1986–94) Administrator: Bantu Holomisa (1987–94) (Head of Military Council) Tswanaland Head of State: Constance Kgosiemang (1980–89) Venda Head of State: Patrick Mphephu (1978–88) Frank N. Ravele (1988–90) Gabriel Ramushwana (1990–94) Tshamano G. Ramabulana (Jan–Apr 1994) After Self-Governance East Caprivi Chief Minister: Josiah Moraliswane (Mar–Sept 1976) Richard Muhinda Mamili (1976–81) Chairman: Josiah Moraliswane (1981–84) H.J. Becker (Jul–Aug 1984) F.P.J. Visagie (1984–86) I.J. van der Merwe (Mar–Aug 1986) A.G. Visser (1986–89) Gazankulu Chief Minister: Hudson William Edison Ntsanwisi (1973–93) Edward Mhinga (Mar-Apr 1993) Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo (1993–94) Hereroland Chairman: Hosea Kutako (1968–70) Clemens Kapuuo (1970–78) Kuaima Riruako (1978–80) Thimoteus Tjamuaha (1980–84) Erastus Tjejamba (1987–88) Gottlob Mbaukua (1984–89) KaNgwane Chief Minister: Enos John Mabuza (1970–81, 1984-91) Mangisi Cephas Zitha (1991–94) Administrator: N.J. Badenhorst (June-Dec 1982) Enos John Mabuza (1982–84) Kavangoland Chief Minister: Linus Shashipapo (1973–77) Alfons Shashipapo (1977–81) Sebastiaan Kamwanga (1981–89) KwaNdebele Chief Minister: Simon Skosana (1981–86) Klaas Mtshiweni (Nov 1986) George Majozi Mahlangu (1986–89) Jonas Masana Mabena (1989–90) James Mahlangu (1990–94) KwaZulu Chief Minister: Mangosuthu Buthelezi (1977–94) Lebowa Chief Minister: Mokgama Maurice Matlala (1972–73) Cedric Namedi Phatudi (1973–87) Z.T. Seleka (Oct 1987) Mogoboya Nelson Ramodike (1987–94) Ovamboland Chief Minister: Filemon Elifas (1973–75) Cornelius Thuhageni Njoba (1975–81) Peter Kalangula (1981–89) QwaQwa Chief Minister: Wessel Motha (1974–75) Tsiame Kenneth Mopeli (1975–94)

Coordinates: 19°35′00″S 20°31′00″E / 19.5833°S 20.5167°E / -19.5833; 20.5167