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Lucas Mangope | |
|---|---|
| President of Bophuthatswana | |
| In office 6 December 1977 – 13 March 1994[1] | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Chief Minister of Bophuthatswana | |
| In office 1 June 1972 – 6 December 1977 | |
| Chief Councillor of Tswanaland | |
| In office c 1968 – 1 June 1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kgosi Lucas Manyane Mangope 27 December 1923 Motswedi, Transvaal, South Africa[2] |
| Died | 18 January 2018 (aged 94) Motswedi, Lehurutshe, South Africa |
| Spouses | Leah (died 2003)Violet Mongale (m. 2007) |
Kgosi Lucas Manyane Mangope (27 December 1923[3] – 18 January 2018)[4] was the leader of the Bantustan (homeland) of Bophuthatswana. The territory he ruled over was distributed between the Orange Free State – what is now Free State – and North West Province. He was also the founder and leader of the United Christian Democratic Party, a political party based in the North West of South Africa.
- ^ Homelands. Rulers. Accessed 26 March.
- ^ Lucas Manyane Mangope, president of the former homeland Bophuthatswana, is born in Motswedi, near Zeerust, Transvaal. SA History. Accessed 26 March.
- ^ Profile of Lucas Mangope
- ^ Motau, K. 2018. Condolences pour in for former Bophuthatswana leader Lucas Mangope. Eyewitness News. Accessed 26 March.