Bushmanland (South-West Africa)

Republic of Bushmanland Republiek van Boesmanland Republik Buschmannland
Bantustan
← 1989 →
Flag
Location of Bushmenland (green) within South West Africa (grey).
Capital		Tsumkwe (Tjumǃkui)
Languages		Khoisan English Afrikaans German
Political structure		Bantustan
History
-	Self-government	1989
-	Re-integrated into Namibia	May 1989
Currency		South African rand

Bushmanland (Afrikaans: Boesmanland) was a bantustan in South-West Africa (present-day Namibia), intended by the apartheid government to be a self-governing homeland for the San people (the Bushmen). Despite this, a government was not established in the region.

Bushmanland, like other homelands in South West Africa, was abolished in May 1989 at the start of the transition to independence.

See also

• Bushmanland (South Africa)
• Apartheid

v t e Apartheid-era Bantustans in South Africa and South-West Africa South Africa Bophuthatswana Ciskei Gazankulu KaNgwane KwaNdebele KwaZulu Lebowa QwaQwa Transkei Venda Nominally independent Bantustans are in italics South-West Africa Bushmanland Damaraland East Caprivi/Lozi Hereroland Kaokoland Kavangoland Namaland Ovamboland Rehoboth Tswanaland   Leaders and Administrators Nominal Independence Transkei President: Botha Sigcau 1976-1978 · Zwelibanzi Maneli Mabandla 1978-1979 · Kaiser Matanzima 1979-1986 · Tutor Nyangelizwe Vulindlela Ndamase 1986-1994 Head of Government: Kaiser Matanzima 1976-1979 · George Matanzima 1979-1987 · Dumnisani Gladstone Gwadiso 1987 · Stella Sigcau 1987 · Bantu Holomisa 1987-1994 Bophuthatswana President: Lucas Mangope 1977-1994 · Rocky Malebane-Metsing 10 February 1988 Administrators: Tjaart Van der Walt, Job Mokgoro March-April 1994 Ciskei Head of State: Lennox Sebe 1981-1990 (President) · Oupa Gqozo 1994 (Chairman of the Military Committee and of the Council of State) Administrators: Pieter van Rensburg Goosen, Bongani Blessing Finca March-April 1994 Venda President: Patrick Mphephu 1978-1988 · Frank N. Ravele 1988-1990 Head of State: Gabriel Ramushwana 1990-1994 · Tshamano G. Ramabulana January-April 1994 Self-Rule Gazankulu Hudson William Edison Ntsanwisi 1973-1993 · Edward Mhinga 1993 · Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo 1993-1994 KaNgwane Enos John Mabuza 1981-1991 · N.J. Badenhorst 1982 (Administrator) · Mangisi Cephas Zitha 1991-1994 KwaNdebele Simon Skosana 1981-1986 · Klaas Mtshiweni 1986 · George Majozi Mahlangu 1986-1989 · Jonas Masana Mabena 1989-1990 · James Mahlangu 1990-1994 KwaZulu Mangosuthu Buthelezi 1977-1994 Lebowa Mokgama Maurice Matlala 1972-1973 · Cedric Namedi Phatudi 1973-1987 · Z.T. Seleka 1987 · Mogoboya Nelson Ramodike 1987-1994 QwaQwa Wessel Motha 1974-1975 · Kenneth Mopeli   South-West Africa Basterland · Bushmanland · Damaraland · East Caprivi (self rule 1976) · Hereroland (self-rule 1970) Kaokoland · Kavangoland (self-rule 1973) · Namaland · Ovamboland · Tswanaland

Coordinates: 19°35′S 20°31′E / 19.583°S 20.517°E / -19.583; 20.517