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BAKGATLA

Bakgatla bagaKgafela (Tribe)
Title: Kgosi Religion:
State: Botswana Dynasty: Masilo
Present Ruler: Kgosi LENTSHWE II [Lentshwe Molefi Kgafela] (1963/-)
born 1936 (1) in Mochudi, Installed as Paramount Chief on the 6th April 1963, Ambassador to the USA and High Commissioner to Canada 1969/1972, married 1966 in St Mary's Cathedral, Johannesburg, Catherine Motsepe of Phefeni. Predecessors and Short History: Rulers were...
Kgosi KGWEFANE, had issue. He died c1770.
Kgosi MOLEFE (qv)
Kgosi MWAKGOTSO (qv)
Motshegwe
Mongale
Kgosi MOLEFE c1770/c1790, had issue. He died c1790.
Kgosi PHETO II (qv)
Kgosi SENWELO (qv)
Matome
Kgosi MOTLOTLE (qv)
Molefe
Motsisi
Dikobe
Kgosi MWAKGOTSO 1790/1795 (Acting Chief)
Kgosi PHETO II 1795/1810, had issue. He died 1810.
Kgosi LETSHEBE (qv)
Kgosi PILANE (qv)
Thari
Kgosi KGOTLAMASWE (qv)
Segale
Sebele
Kgosi SENWELO 1810/1815 and 1820/1821 (Acting Chief)
Kgosi LETSHEBE 1815/1820, died c1820. (Acting Chief)
Kgosi MOTLOTLE 1821/1824 (Acting Chief)
Kgosi PILANE 1824/c1848, born 1790, had issue. He died 1848 (1851,1853).
Kgosi KGAMANYANE (ex Mankube)(qv)
Kgosi BOGATSWE (ex Mankube)(qv)
Tau (ex Mantshelana)
Komane (ex Mantshelana)
Mainole (ex Mantshelana)
Tshomankane (ex Mmadipitse), had issue. He fl.1885.
Ditlhake
Mogaritse, married as his second wife, Kgosi LENTSWE I (qv)
Twenyane (ex Mmadipitse)
Mantirisi (ex Mmakgabo), had issue.
Dikeme, father or uncle of Selogwe Pilane.
Letsebe (ex Modie)
Kgabotshwene (ex Modie)
Bothoke (ex Modie)
Diphotwe (ex Modie)
Kgari (ex Basotsana)
Molemi (ex Basotsana)
Rankooa (ex Ntikwe)
Bafswe (ex Kenntse)
Moselekatse (ex Mmakgomo), had issue. He was living in 1865.
Mokae
Kautlwale (ex Mmalebonye)
Monamo (ex Sebolelo)
Kobedi (ex Sakalengwe)
Pilane (ex Sakalengwe)
Sekumane (ex Sakalengwe)
Dikope (ex Mmati)
Kgosi KGOTLAMASWE 1833 (in rebellion)
Kgosi KGAMANYANE 1848/1874 or 1853/1875, born 1820/5, had issue. He died 1874 (May 1875) in Mochudi, Bechuanaland. Kgosi LENTSWE (ex Dikolo)(qv)
Ramono (ex Dikolo), born 1850, married 1stly Mantlo, daughter of Matsau, 2ndly 1904 Martha Moloto and had issue. He died 1917. Maganelo (ex Nkomeng), born 1855, died 1875.
Segale (ex Nkomeng), born 1860, married Boikanyo, daughter of Matsau and had issue. He died 1926. Kgosi MOLEFI (qv)
Modise (ex Nkomeng)
Motshele (ex Nkomeng)
Leshage (ex Nthebeng)
Matlapeng (ex Nthebeng)
Dialwa (ex Nthebeng)
Mokoke (ex Mpafi)
Mpolela (ex Mpafi)
Toto (ex Lepono)
Poni (ex Mmalenare)
Mothibe (ex Masotwe)
Paul (ex Masotwe)
Sekgoma (ex Masotwe)
Motshwane (ex Selolwang)
Masebane (ex Mmantsesane)
Pete (ex Mmantsesane)
Kupakeng (ex Mmamogau)
Maponyane (ex Mma-mogau)
Ramorajana (ex Mokgweti)
Mogale (ex Mosetlhe)
Amos Kgamanyane Pilane (qv)
Ranfolo (ex Keiseng)
Diphotwe (ex Keiseng)
Remenane (ex Nkomeng)
Jautse (ex Nkomeng)
Setsebe (ex Nkomeng)
Maganelo (ex Nkomeng)
Ntita (ex Letlobokwe)
Letsebe (ex Peete)
Kgabotshwane (ex Peete)
Mosweswe (ex Peete)
Rampedi (ex Bagome)
Rakanyane (ex Mantlha)
Moji (ex Mantlha)
Mokotedi (ex Mantlha)
Loube (ex Mantlha)
Kgari (ex Mmadikeledi)
Molemi (ex Mmadikeledi)
Molomuwatau (ex Mapula)
Makgotso (ex Mapula)
Mokgalagadi (ex Mmokotse)
Pheto (ex Mmokotse)
Masuge (ex Mmokotse)
Ramokokole (ex Mosaye)
Ramona (ex Mmaserufe)
Ramathari (ex Tselane)
Kgosi BOGATSWE 1874/1875 or 1875/1876 (Acting Chief)
Kgosi LENTSHWE I 1875 or 6/1924, born 1854/7 in Masebudule nr Saulspoort, Transvaal, married 1stly Motlapele, 2ndly Mogaritse (a cousin), 3rdly Lokwalo and had issue. He died 25th October 1924(2) in Mochudi, buried Mochudi. Kgafela Gisbren (ex Motlapele), married Seingwaeng, born 1883, died 1967 and had issue. He died 1914/7. Kgosi MOLEFI KGAFELA PILANE (qv)
Kgosi MMUSI KGAFELA PILANE (qv)
Kgosi ISANG (ex Motlapele)
Ofentse (ex Motlapele) fl.1942, Chief of the baKgatla in Saulspoort.
Thari fl.1949
Radikolo (ex Motlapele)
Mokoke
Bogatshwe (ex Motlapele)
Motlogelwa
Kgosi BAKGATLA (ex Lokwalo) (qv)
Kgosi ISANG PILANE 1920/1924 (Regent) 1924/1929 (Acting Chief), born 1884/6 (3), married and had issue. He died 1941.
Ramono
Lentshwe
Bontle
Bontlana
Kgosi MOLEFI KGAFELA PILANE 1929/1936 and 1945/1958, born 1909, married and had issue. He died 1958.
Kgosi LENTSHWE II (qv).
Edith Pilane
Kgosi BAKGATLA 1942/1945 (Member of the Council of Regency), had issue.
Senwelo
Pheto
Kgosi MOLEFE 1942/1945 (Member of the Council of Regency)
Kgosi Amos Kgamanyane PILANE 1942/1945 (Member of the Council of Regency), born 1888, died 1984.
Kgosi MMUSI KGAFELA PILANE 1936/1942 and 1969/1972 (Acting Chief), 1958/1963 (Regent), born 1915. Possibly father of..
Peter Simako Otlaadisang Mmusi, Vice-President of Botswana 1983/-
Kgosi LENTSHWE II (qv)
Other Members:
Kgosi Tidimane Pilane, Chief of the baKgatla of Pilanesberg 1945 or 1949/2000, married Irene and had issue, 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died 23rd May 2000 aged 92 years, buried 28th May 2000 in Moruleng Village.
Chief Merhafe Pilane
Chief Nyalala M.J. Pilane
Chief Molefe Pilane