Bophuthatswana
geographical name
Bo·phu·tha·tswa·na
ˌbō-(ˌ)pü-tät-ˈswä-nä
former group of noncontiguous enclaves in the Republic of South Africa mostly on or near the border with Botswana and set aside for Black people as part of a government program of racial segregation; capital Mmabatho
Note: Bophuthatswana was declared to be independent in 1977 but was reincorporated into South Africa in 1994.
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