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Bophuthatswana

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Bo·phu·tha·tswa·na  (b-ptät-swän)
A former autonomous Black homeland of northern South Africa. It was granted nominal independence in December 1977 and was dissolved and reintegrated into South Africa under the 1994 constitution.
Bophuthatswana [ˌbəʊpuːtɑːtˈswɑːnə]
n
(Placename) (formerly) a Bantu homeland in N South Africa: consists of six separate areas; granted independence by South Africa in 1977 although this was not internationally recognized; abolished in 1993. Capital: Mmabatho


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Although 90% of the population are not Tswana speakers, the area was nevertheless incorporated into the ostensibly Tswana "homeland" of Bophuthatswana when it was granted independence in December 1977.
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