Lebowa
Sign in to saveLebowa was a Bantustan ("homeland") located in the Transvaal in northeastern South Africa. Seshego initially acted as Lebowa's capital while the purpose-built Lebowakgomo was being constructed. Granted internal self-government on 2 October 1972 and ruled for much of its existence by Cedric Phatudi, Lebowa was reincorporated into South Africa in 1994. It became part of the Limpopo province. The territory was not contiguous, being divided into two major and several minor portions.
Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Lebowa
- Country.common_name
- Lebowa
- Country.status
- Bantustan
- Country.p1
- Republic of South Africa
- Country.flag_p1
- Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg
- Country.s1
- Republic of South Africa
- Country.flag_s1
- Flag of South Africa.svg
- Country.image_flag
- Flag of Lebowa.svg
- Country.image_coat
- Coat of arms of Lebowa.svg
- Country.image_map
- Lebowa in South Africa.svg
- Country.image_map_caption
- Location of Lebowa (red) within South Africa (yellow).
- Country.common_languages
- Northern SothoEnglishAfrikaans
- Country.capital
- Lebowakgomo
- Country.title_leader
- Chief Minister
- Country.leader1
- MM Matlala (197273)
- Country.leader2
- Dr.CN Phatudi (197387)
- Country.leader3
- ZT Seleka (1987)
- Country.leader4
- MN Ramodike (19871994)
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- inception
- 1972-10-02
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1994-04-27
- Commons category
- Lebowa
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- Etymology
- History
- Leaders of Lebowa
- Institutions of higher education
- Districts in 1991
- See also
- References
Lebowa was a Bantustan ("homeland") located in the Transvaal in northeastern South Africa. Seshego initially acted as Lebowa's capital while the purpose-built Lebowakgomo was being constructed. Granted internal self-government on 2 October 1972 and ruled for much of its existence by Cedric Phatudi, Lebowa was reincorporated into South Africa in 1994. It became part of the Limpopo province. The territory was not contiguous, being divided into two major and several minor portions.
Even though Lebowa included large swathes of Sekukuniland and was seen as a home for the Northern Sotho speaking ethnic groups such as the Pedi people, it was also home to various non-Northern Sotho speaking tribes, including the Northern Ndebele, Batswana and VaTsonga.
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