Heads of state of Bophuthatswana

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[edit] List of the Heads of State of Bophuthatswana

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Tswanaland
1968 to 1 April 1972	Lucas Mangope, Chief Councillor
Bophuthatswana
1 April 1972 to 1 June 1972	Lucas Mangope, Chief Councillor	BNP
Bophuthatswana (Self-Rule)
1 June 1972 to 6 December 1977	Lucas Mangope, Chief Minister	BNP, BDP
Republic of Bophuthatswana (Independent)
6 December 1977 to 13 March 1994	Lucas Mangope, President	BDP, CDP
(10 February 1988) (Hours)	Rocky Malebane-Metsing, President	PPP, Mil	in rebellion
13 March 1994 to 26 April 1994	Tjaart Van der Walt + Job Mokgoro, Administrators
Bophuthatswana re-integrated into South Africa on 27 April 1994

[edit] Political Affiliation

• BDP - Bophuthatswana Democratic Party
• BNP - Bophuthatswana National Party
• CDP - Christian Democratic Party
• PPP - Progressive People's Party
• Mil - Military

[edit] See also

• Bantustan
• President of South Africa
• List of State Presidents of South Africa
• List of Prime Ministers of South Africa
• Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
• Apartheid
• Non-recognized nations
• Lists of Incumbents