Rehoboth (homeland) explained

Native Name:Basterland
Conventional Long Name:Rehoboth
Common Name:Rehoboth
Status:Bantustan
P1:South West Africa
Flag P1:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg
S1:Namibia
Flag S1:Flag of Namibia.svg
Image Map Caption:Location of Rehoboth within South West Africa.
Image Map2:MapBantoustanRehoboth.PNG
Image Map2 Caption:Map of Rehoboth.
Year Start:1979
Event End:Re-integrated into Namibia
Year End:1989
Date End:May
Currency:South African rand

Rehoboth (or Basterland) was a homeland in South West Africa (present-day Namibia) intended by the apartheid-era government to be a self-governing homeland for the Baster people in the area around the town of Rehoboth.

The Bantustan existed until 29 July 1989, a few months prior to the Independence of Namibia.

Governance

The Rehoboth Self-government Act, 1976 established a Government of Rehoboth consisting of a Legislative Council with the ability to pass legislation known as "Acts" and a Kaptein's Council, led by an elected Kaptein.[1] The office of Kaptein itself dates to the period of German colonial rule.

Leaders

See main article: Leaders of Rehoboth.

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.lac.org.na/laws/1982/reho55.pdf