Makoma Modjadji Explained

Makoma Modjadji IV
Succession:Rain Queen of Balobedu
Reign:1959–1980
Predecessor:Khesetoane Modjadji
Successor:Mokope Modjadji
Birth Date:1905
Birth Place:Limpopo, South Africa
Death Place:Limpopo, South Africa
Spouse:Andreas Maake
Issue:Mokope Modjadji
(among others)
Full Name:Makoma Modjadji
House:Modjadji
Mother:Khesetoane Modjadji

Makoma Modjadji IV (19051980) was the fourth Rain Queen of the Balobedu tribe of the Limpopo Province of South Africa, succeeding her mother, Queen Khesetoane Modjadji III, in 1959 and reigning until her death. She married Andreas Maake, with whom she had several children.

In 1972, the apartheid regime reduced Makoma Modjadji's title to that of chieftainess, and incorporated the villages and indunas under her jurisdiction into the Lebowa and Gazankulu homelands.[1]

She was succeeded by her eldest daughter, Mokope Modjadji.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 26 July 2016. Traditional Affairs on Minister Des van Rooyen's visit to Modjadji Traditional Authority. 27 November 2020. South African Government.