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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.

List of Rulers of baRôlông

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Kgôsikgolo = Paramount Chief

Tenure Incumbent Notes
c. 1760 Secession 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

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References

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