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Bophuthatswana

• former homeland (Bantustan) in the Republic of South Africa
• from 1977 to 1994 de facto independent
• Eigenbezeichnung: Repabolika ya Bophuthatswana

Contents

• Flags

• Map

• Numbers and Facts

• History

• Origin of the Country's Name

Flags

1973–1994,
National flag,
Source, by: Corel Draw 4, World Statesmen





1972–1973,
National flag,
Source, by: Corel Draw 4, World Statesmen

Map

Source: Wikipedia (D)

for a big map: click here
(Source: Library of Congress)

Numbers and Facts

Area: 17.030 square miles

Inhabitants: 1.478.950 (1991), mostly Tswana

Density of Population: 87 inh./sq.mi.

Capital: Mmabatho, 38.287 inh. (2011)

Languages: Tswana languages, English, Afrikaans

Currency: 1 Rand (R) = 100 Cents

Time Zone: GMT + 2 h

Source: Wikipedia (D)

History

1961 · establishment of the homeland Bophuthatswana (for Tswana)

1971 · South Africa grants autonomy

1977 · South Africa grants independence (de facto), internationally not recognized

1988 · coup attempt ended by South African troops

1990 · coup attempt ended by South African troops

27th of April 1994 · new constitution for South Africa, official abolition of the racial segregation, dissolution of the homelands

Source: Wikipedia (D), World Statesmen

Origin of the Country's Name

The country was officially called "Repabolika ya Bophuthatswana". "Bophuthatswana" is translated: "The country that binds the Tswana."

Source: www.britannica.com