List of rulers of Rolong

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This is a list of rulers of Rolong. The Rolong tribe has had rulers since at least around 1760. The tribe's territory is located in present-day Botswana and South Africa.

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List of Rulers of baRôlông


Kgôsikgolo = Paramount Chief

TenureIncumbentNotes
c. 1760Secession of BaRôlông bTshidi segment from other baRôlông segments
c.1760 to c.1775 Tshidi a Tau , Kgôsikgolo 
c.1775 to c.1785 Thutlwa a Tshidi , Kgôsikgolo 
c.1785 to c.1790 Makgêtla a Tau , acting Kgôsikgolo 
c.1790 to 1815 Lesomo a Tshidi , acting Kgôsikgolo 
1815 to 1848 Tawana a Thutlwa , Kgôsikgolo 
1848 to 1849 Makgêtla a Tshidi , acting Kgôsikgolo 
1849 to 19 October 1896 Montshiwa a Tawana , Kgôsikgolo 
1896 to 1903 Bêsêlê I a Montshiwa , acting Kgôsikgolo
(Wessels)
 
1903 to 1911 Badirile a Montshiwa , acting Kgôsikgolo 
1911 to 1915 Lekôkô a Marumolwa , acting Kgôsikgolo 
1915 to 1917 Joshua a Molêma , acting Kgôsikgolo 
1917 to 1919 Bakolopang a Montshiwa , acting Kgôsikgolo 
1919 to 1954 Letlamoreng I a Kebalepile , Kgôsikgolo
(a Montshiwa)
 
1954 to 19?? Tiêgo Tawana a Seleri , acting Kgôsikgolo 
19?? to 1970 Kebalepile a Lotlamoreng , Kgôsikgolo
(Kebalepile Montshiwa)
 
1970 to 1977 Bêsêlê II , Kgôsikgolo
(Besele Montshiwa)
1st Term
1977 to 1982 R. Motlhatledi , Kgôsikgolo, Tribal Authority 
1982 to 17 June 2001 Setumo Montshiwa , Kgôsikgolo
(Besele Montshiwa)
2nd Term
23 February 2002 to present Letlamoreng II , Kgôsikgolo
(Letlamoreng Montshiwa)
 

At this point the Barolong found themselves separated by the Botswana - South Africa border. There are other Barolong in South Africa with different leaders but emanating from the same ancestry. [1]

See also

References

  1. "Botswanan traditional polities". www.rulers.org.