Tswanaland, former bantustan in South-West Africa (now Namibia)
Tswanaland was a bantustan in South West Africa created during the South African administration of the territory. It consisted of several separate parcels of land in the eastern part of present-day Namibia, designated as a homeland for the Tswana population.
The area was established in the 1960s as part of South Africa's apartheid policy to separate and control the black population. After Namibian independence in 1990, the bantustan system was abolished and the areas were reintegrated into the country.
The former boundaries are no longer visible today, but the area lies near the border with Botswana in eastern Namibia. The region is sparsely populated and requires a vehicle to reach the different settlements.
The bantustan was among the smallest in the entire South West African region and never achieved formal self-government. Its dissolution occurred without major political controversy, as it existed only briefly.
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