Bophuthatswana
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Bophuthatswana (, ), officially the Republic of Bophuthatswana (; ), colloquially referred to as the Bop and by outsiders as Jigsawland (In reference to its enclave-ridden borders) was a Bantustan (also known as "Homeland", an area set aside for members of a specific ethnicity) that was declared (nominally) independent by the apartheid regime of South Africa in 1977. However, like the other Bantustans of Ciskei, Transkei and Venda, its independence was not recognized by any country other than South Africa.
Key facts
- Former country.s1
- South Africa
- Former country.conventional_long_name
- Republic of Bophuthatswana
- Former country.common_name
- Bophuthatswana
- Former country.status
- Bantustan
- Former country.status_text
- Bantustan(de facto; independence internationally unrecognised)
- Former country.p1
- South Africa
- Former country.flag_p1
- Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg
- Former country.flag_s1
- Flag of South Africa.svg
- Former country.image_flag
- Flag of Bophuthatswana (1972–1994).svg
- Former country.image_coat
- Coat of arms of Bophuthatswana.svg
- Former country.image_map
- Bophuthatswana in South Africa.svg
- Former country.image_map_caption
- Location of Bophuthatswana (red) within South Africa (beige).
- Former country.national_anthem
- (Tswana)This Land of our Forefathers
- Former country.capital
- Mmabatho
- Former country.title_leader
- President
- Former country.leader1
- Lucas Mangope (BNP and BDP)
- Former country.year_leader2
- 1988 (disputed)
- Former country.leader2
- Rocky Malebane-Metsing (PPP)
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Establishment
- Independence and international reaction
- Series of coups d'état
- Crisis of 1994
- Dissolution
- Geography
- Territory
- Districts and cities
- Demographics
- Economy
- Media
- BOP Records
- Security forces
- Coins
- Notable people
- See also
- References
Bophuthatswana (, ), officially the Republic of Bophuthatswana (; ), colloquially referred to as the Bop and by outsiders as Jigsawland (In reference to its enclave-ridden borders) was a Bantustan (also known as "Homeland", an area set aside for members of a specific ethnicity) that was declared (nominally) independent by the apartheid regime of South Africa in 1977. However, like the other Bantustans of Ciskei, Transkei and Venda, its independence was not recognized by any country other than South Africa.
Bophuthatswana was the second Bantustan to be declared an independent state by the Apartheid government, after Transkei. Its territory constituted a scattered patchwork of enclaves spread across what was then Cape Province, Orange Free State and Transvaal. Its seat of government was Mmabatho, which is now a suburb of Mahikeng.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bophuthatswana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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