List of rulers of Tawana
This is a list of the Rulers of baTawana, a territory in the present-day northern half of Botswana, formerly part of the Bechuanaland Protectorate.[1]
Kgôsikgolo = Paramount Chief
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1795 to 1820 | Tawana a Mathiba Mpuru, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1820 to 1828 | Morêmi I a Tawana Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1828 to 1840 | Sedumedi a Morêmi, acting Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1840 to 1847 | Mogalakwe a Tawana, acting Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1847 to 1874 | Letsholathêbê I a Morêmi, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1875 to 1876 | Mênô a Moremi, acting Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1876 to 1876 | Dithapô a Mênô, acting Kgôsikgolo | 1st Term |
| 1876 to 4 November 1890 | Morêmi II a Letsholathêbê, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1890 to 1891 | Dithapô a Mênô, acting Kgôsikgolo | 2nd Term |
| 1891 to 1906 | Sekgoma a Letsholathêbê, acting Kgôsikgolo | Pretending to be kgôsikgolo |
| 1906 to 1906 | Sekgathôlê a Letsholathêbê, acting Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1906 to 1932 | Mathiba a Morêmi, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1932 to 1934 | Monaamaburu a Letsholathêbê, acting Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1934 to 1936 | Dibolayang a Weetshoetsile, acting Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1936 to 1937 | Gaetsalwe a Morêmi, acting Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1937 to 1946 | Morêmi III a Mathiba Mawelawela, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1947 to 1958 | Elizabeth Pulane Moremi, acting Kgôsikgolo ♀ |
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| 1958 to 1981 | Letsholathêbê II a Morêmi, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1981 to 1995 | Mathiba a Morêmi, acting Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1995 to August 2003 | Tawana II Moremi a Letsholathêbê, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 28 January 2004 to present | Kealitile Moremi, Regent |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Botswanan traditional polities". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 2024-06-19.