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KaNgwane was a bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government to be a semi-independent homeland for the Swazi people. Formerly called the "Swazi Territory", the homeland was granted nominal self-rule in 1981. Schoemansdal was designated as its capital.Its officially capital at Louieville(formerly Nyamasane). It was the least populous of the ten homelands, with only an estimate 183,000 inhabitants. Bantustan refers to any of the territories designated as tribal homelands for black South Africans during the apartheid era. ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

An attempt to transfer parts of the homeland to the neighboring (genuinely independent) country of Swaziland in 1982 failed following protests. The homeland's territory had been claimed by King Sobhuza of Swaziland as part of the Swazi monarchs' traditional realm, and the South African government hoped to use the homeland as a buffer zone against guerrilla infiltration from Mozambique. It responded to the failure of the transfer by temporarily suspending the autonomy of KaNgwane, then restoring it in 1984. 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sobhuza can refer to: Sobhuza I of Swaziland Sobhuza II of Swaziland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Unlike the other homelands in South Africa, KaNgwane did not adopt a distinctive flag of its own and flew the then national flag of South Africa. Flag ratio: 2:3 The current design of the National Flag of the Republic of South Africa was adopted on 27 April 1994, the end of apartheid having prompted the widespread conviction that replacing the former national flag was imperative due to its racist connotations to many South Africans. ...

KaNgwane was re-integrated into Transvaal on 26 April 1994. Its territory now forms part of the province of Mpumalanga. Flag of Transvaal The Transvaal (lit. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Mpumalanga, (name changed from Eastern Transvaal in 24 August 1995, is a province in South Africa. ...

See Also: Chief Ministers of KaNgwane Leaders of KaNgwane (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) See Also Bantustan President of South Africa List of State Presidents of South Africa List of Prime Ministers of South Africa Governor-General of the Union of South Africa Apartheid Non-recognized nations Lists of Incumbents Categories: South...

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