Bophuthatswana
E707720
Bophuthatswana was a nominally independent Bantustan in northwestern South Africa, established under apartheid to segregate Tswana-speaking people and denied international recognition.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apartheid homeland
ⓘ
bantustan ⓘ former state ⓘ |
| borderedBy | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Mafikeng
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mmabatho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Coat of arms of Bophuthatswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| createdUnderPolicy | apartheid ⓘ |
| currency | South African rand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declaredIndependentBySouthAfrica | 1977-12-06 ⓘ |
| demonym | Bophuthatswanan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dependentOn | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1994-04-27 ⓘ |
| established | 1977-12-06 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupTargeted | Tswana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Tswana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | reincorporation into South Africa in 1994 ⓘ |
| firstPresident | Lucas Mangope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flag | Flag of Bophuthatswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | authoritarian state ⓘ |
| hadEnclaves | discontinuous territories within South Africa ⓘ |
| hadOwnCurrency | Bophuthatswana pula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState | Lucas Mangope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independenceRecognizedBy |
Ciskei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Transkei NERFINISHED ⓘ Venda NERFINISHED ⓘ no other countries ⓘ |
| ISO3166Status | no ISO 3166 code ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | President ⓘ |
| legalSystem | based on South African law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northwestern South Africa
ⓘ
southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy |
United Nations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
international community ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Tswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliament | National Assembly of Bophuthatswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfPolicy | South African homelands policy ⓘ |
| policeForce | Bophuthatswana Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | segregation of Tswana-speaking people ⓘ |
| regionNowPartOf |
Free State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Limpopo NERFINISHED ⓘ North West Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityForces | Bophuthatswana Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
nominally independent
ⓘ
puppet state ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.