South-West Africa - Bantustans

Bantustans

The South African authorities established 10 bantustans in South-West Africa in the late 1960s and early 1970s in accordance with the Odendaal Commission, three of which were granted self-rule. These bantustans were replaced with separate ethnicity based governments in 1980.

The bantustans were:

  • Basterland
  • Bushmanland
  • Damaraland
  • East Caprivi (self rule 1976)
  • Hereroland (self-rule 1970)
  • Kaokoland
  • Kavangoland (self-rule 1973)
  • Namaland
  • Ovamboland
  • Tswanaland

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