List of rulers of Bangwato (bamaNgwato)
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[edit] List of Rulers of the Bangwato (bamaNgwato)
Territory located in present-day Botswana.
Kgôsikgolo = Paramount Chief
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1780 | bamaNgwato territorial establishment | |
| 1780 to 1795 | Mathiba a Moleta, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1795 to 1817 | Kgama I a Mathiba, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1817 to 1828 | Kgari a Kgama Pebane, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1828 to 1833 | Sedimo a Molosiwa, acting Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1833 to 1835 | Khama II a Kgari, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1835 to 1857 | Sekgoma I a Kgari Mmaphiri, Kgôsikgolo | 1st Term |
| 1857 to 1859 | Matsheng a Kgari, Kgôsikgolo | 1st Term |
| 1859 to 1866 | Sekgoma I a Kgari Mnaphiri, Kgôsikgolo | 2nd Term |
| 1866 to 1872 | Matsheng a Kgari, Kgôsikgolo | 2nd Term |
| 1872 to 1873 | Kgama III Boikanyo a Sekgoma, Kgôsikgolo (Khama III) |
1st Term |
| 1873 to 1875 | Sekgoma I a Kgari Mnaphiri, Kgôsikgolo | 3rd Term |
| 1875 to 21 February 1923 | Kgama III Boikanyo a Sekgoma, Kgôsikgolo (Khama III) |
2nd Term |
| 21 February 1923 to 17 November 1925 | Sekgoma II a Kgama Leraraetsa, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 17 November 1925 to 19 January 1926 | Gorewang a Kgamane, Chairman of the Council of Regency | |
| 19 January 1926 to 14 September 1933 | Tshêkêdi a Kgama, Regent (Tshekedi Khama) |
1st Term |
| September 1933 to 4 October 1933 | Serogola a Gagoitsege, acting Regent | |
| 4 October 1933 to 23 June 1949 | Tshêkêdi a Kgama, Regent (Tshekedi Khama) |
2nd Term |
| 23 June 1949 to 8 March 1950 | Sêrêtsê a Sekgoma a Kgama, Kgôsikgolo Seretse Khama |
Not recognized by protectorate authority; renouncing claim 26 September 1956 |
| 13 March 1950 to 26 May 1952 | Keabôka Kgamane, Kgôsikgolo, African Authority | |
| 13 May 1953 to May 1964 | Rrasebolai a Gorewang George, Kgôsikgolo, African Authority (Rasebolai Khamane) |
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| May 1964 to 1969 | Leeapeetswe a Tshêkêdi, Kgôsikgolo, Tribal Authority | |
| 1969 to 1974 | Leeapeetswe a Tshêkêdi, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1974 to 1979 | Mokgatsha Mokgadi, Kgôsikgolo, Tribal Authority | |
| 5 May 1979 to present | Sediegeng Kgamane, Kgôsikgolo (Sediegeng Kgamane) |
Note
Ian Kgama Seretse Khama,son of Seretse Kgama (first president of Botswana after independence in 1966 - even though the rightful heir of the Bamangwato tribe in Serowe - has never shown interest in taking the chieftaincy and will never do even though most of the people from the tribe regard him as their king...
