East Caprivi or Itenge was a
bantustan in
South West Africa (present-day
Namibia), intended by the
apartheid government to be a
self-governing homeland for the
Masubiya people. It was set up in 1972, in the very corner of the Namibian
panhandle
A salient (also known as a panhandle or bootheel) is an elongated protrusion of a geopolitical entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state.
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called the
Caprivi Strip. It was granted a
self-governing status in 1976. The homeland was renamed Zambezi Region soon after. Unlike the other homelands in South West Africa, East Caprivi was administered through the
Department of Bantu Administration and Development in Pretoria.
East Caprivi, like other homelands in South West Africa, was abolished in May 1989 at the start of the transition to
independence.
See also
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Leaders of East Caprivi East Caprivi was a Bantustan or "homeland" and later a second-tier authority in South West Africa during the apartheid period.
Political Affiliation
*DTA - Democratic Turnhalle Alliance
*SWAPO - South West Africa People's Organisation
See also
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Caprivi Liberation Army
Caprivi Liberation Army (CLA) is a Namibian rebel and separatist group which was established in 1994 to separate the Caprivi Strip, a region mainly inhabited by the Lozi people. It operates only in the Caprivi strip.
Background
The Caprivi Str ...
References
History of Namibia
Bantustans in South West Africa
States and territories established in 1972
1972 establishments in South West Africa
States and territories disestablished in 1989
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