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In 1971 Bophuthatswana was given self-rule and it became independent on December 5, 1977. The people forced to live there lost their South African nationality. Kgosi Lucas Mangope was appointed head of state. After a failed coup in 1988, Mangope was forcibly reinstated by South Africa. In the beginning of 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an he was replaced by an interim government. On April 27April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. Events 1124 David becomes King of Scotland. 1296 Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England. 1509 Pope Julius II places th of the same year Bophuthatswana was reincorporated in South Africa, together with the nine other homelands.

Other homelands

• CiskeiCiskei was a Bantustan in the south east of South Africa. In 1961 it became a separate administrative region and in 1972 was declared "self-governing" under the rule of Lennox Sebe. It was designated as a homeland for Xhosa speaking people and in the 1970 (independent)
• Gazankulu (self-rule)
• Kangwane (self-rule)
• KwaNdebele (self-rule)
• KwaZuluKwaZulu was a bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government as a semi-independent homeland for the Zulu people. Its capital was Ulundi. It was led by Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi of the Inkatha Freedom Party until its abolition in 1994. (self-rule)
• LebowaLebowa was a bantustan located in the Transvaal in north eastern South Africa. Seshego initially acted as Lebowa's capital while the purpose built Lebowakgomo was constructed. Granted internal self-government on October 2 1972 and ruled for much of its ex (self-rule)
• QwaQwaQwaQwa was a Bantustan, or homeland, in the eastern part of South Africa. It encompassed a very small region of 655 km² in the east of the former South African province of Orange Free State, bordering Lesotho. Its capital was Phuthaditjhaba. It was the ho (self-rule)
• TranskeiTranskei the former republic-in-name and black Bantustan, situated in what is now part of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, bordered by the Umtamuuma River in the north and the Great Kei river in the south, while the Indian Ocean and the Drakensberg Mo (independent)
• VendaVenda was a bantustan in northern South Africa, now part of Limpopo province. It was founded as a " homeland" for the Venda ethnic group, speakers of the Venda language. It was declared self-governing on February 1, 1973. On September 13, 1979 it was decl (independent)