Bophuthatswana

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Bophuthatswana was a nominally independent Bantustan in northwestern South Africa, established under apartheid to segregate Tswana-speaking people and denied international recognition.

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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

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Mmabatho capitalOf Bophuthatswana