baKGATLA bagaKgafela (Tribe)

  
Title: Kgosi Religion: 
State: Botswana Dynasty: Masilo
   
Present Ruler: Kgosi LENTSHWE II [Lentshwe Molefi Kgafela] (1963/-)
born 1936 (1) in Mochudi, Installed as Paramount Chief on the 6th April 1963, Ambassador to the USA and High Commissioner to Canada 1969/1972, married 1966 in St Mary's Cathedral, Johannesburg, Catherine Motsepe of Phefeni.
Predecessors and Short History: Rulers were...
  • Kgosi KGWEFANE, had issue. He died c1770.
    • Kgosi MOLEFE (qv)
    • Kgosi MWAKGOTSO (qv)
    • Motshegwe
    • Mongale
  • Kgosi MOLEFE c1770/c1790, had issue. He died c1790.
    • Kgosi PHETO II (qv)
    • Kgosi SENWELO (qv)
    • Matome
    • Kgosi MOTLOTLE (qv)
    • Molefe 
    • Motsisi
    • Dikobe
  • Kgosi MWAKGOTSO 1790/1795 (Acting Chief)
  • Kgosi PHETO II 1795/1810, had issue. He died 1810.
    • Kgosi LETSHEBE (qv)
    • Kgosi PILANE (qv)
    • Thari
    • Kgosi KGOTLAMASWE (qv)
    • Segale
    • Sebele
  • Kgosi SENWELO 1810/1815 and 1820/1821 (Acting Chief)
  • Kgosi LETSHEBE 1815/1820, died c1820. (Acting Chief)
  • Kgosi MOTLOTLE 1821/1824 (Acting Chief)
  • Kgosi PILANE 1824/c1848, born 1790, had issue. He died 1848 (1851,1853).
    • Kgosi KGAMANYANE (ex Mankube)(qv)
    • Kgosi BOGATSWE (ex Mankube)(qv)
    • Tau (ex Mantshelana)
    • Komane (ex Mantshelana)
    • Mainole (ex Mantshelana)
    • Tshomankane (ex Mmadipitse), had issue. He fl.1885.
      • Ditlhake
      • Mogaritse, married as his second wife, Kgosi LENTSWE I (qv)
    • Twenyane (ex Mmadipitse)
    • Mantirisi (ex Mmakgabo), had issue.
      • Dikeme, father or uncle of Selogwe Pilane.
    • Letsebe (ex Modie)
    • Kgabotshwene (ex Modie)
    • Bothoke (ex Modie)
    • Diphotwe (ex Modie)
    • Kgari (ex Basotsana)
    • Molemi (ex Basotsana)
    • Rankooa (ex Ntikwe)
    • Bafswe (ex Kenntse)
    • Moselekatse (ex Mmakgomo), had issue. He was living in 1865.
      • Mokae
    • Kautlwale (ex Mmalebonye)
    • Monamo (ex Sebolelo)
    • Kobedi (ex Sakalengwe)
    • Pilane (ex Sakalengwe)
    • Sekumane (ex Sakalengwe)
    • Dikope (ex Mmati)
  • Kgosi KGOTLAMASWE 1833 (in rebellion)
  • Kgosi KGAMANYANE 1848/1874 or 1853/1875, born 1820/5, had issue. He died 1874 (May 1875) in Mochudi, Bechuanaland.
    • Kgosi LENTSWE (ex Dikolo)(qv)
    • Ramono (ex Dikolo), born 1850, married 1stly Mantlo, daughter of Matsau, 2ndly 1904 Martha Moloto and had issue. He died 1917. 
    • Maganelo (ex Nkomeng), born 1855, died 1875.
    • Segale (ex Nkomeng), born 1860, married Boikanyo, daughter of Matsau and had issue. He died 1926.
      • Kgosi MOLEFI (qv)
    • Modise (ex Nkomeng)
    • Motshele (ex Nkomeng)
    • Leshage (ex Nthebeng)
    • Matlapeng (ex Nthebeng)
    • Dialwa (ex Nthebeng)
    • Mokoke (ex Mpafi)
    • Mpolela (ex Mpafi)
    • Toto (ex Lepono)
    • Poni (ex Mmalenare)
    • Mothibe (ex Masotwe)
    • Paul (ex Masotwe)
    • Sekgoma (ex Masotwe)
    • Motshwane (ex Selolwang)
    • Masebane (ex Mmantsesane)
    • Pete (ex Mmantsesane)
    • Kupakeng (ex Mmamogau)
    • Maponyane (ex Mma-mogau)
    • Ramorajana (ex Mokgweti)
    • Mogale (ex Mosetlhe)
      • Amos Kgamanyane Pilane (qv)
    • Ranfolo (ex Keiseng)
    • Diphotwe (ex Keiseng)
    • Remenane (ex Nkomeng)
    • Jautse (ex Nkomeng)
    • Setsebe (ex Nkomeng)
    • Maganelo (ex Nkomeng)
    • Ntita (ex Letlobokwe)
    • Letsebe (ex Peete) 
    • Kgabotshwane (ex Peete)
    • Mosweswe (ex Peete)
    • Rampedi (ex Bagome)
    • Rakanyane (ex Mantlha)
    • Moji (ex Mantlha)
    • Mokotedi (ex Mantlha)
    • Loube (ex Mantlha)
    • Kgari (ex Mmadikeledi)
    • Molemi (ex Mmadikeledi)
    • Molomuwatau (ex Mapula)
    • Makgotso (ex Mapula)
    • Mokgalagadi (ex Mmokotse)
    • Pheto (ex Mmokotse)
    • Masuge (ex Mmokotse)
    • Ramokokole (ex Mosaye)
    • Ramona (ex Mmaserufe)
    • Ramathari (ex Tselane)
  • Kgosi BOGATSWE 1874/1875 or 1875/1876 (Acting Chief)
  • Kgosi LENTSHWE I 1875 or 6/1924, born 1854/7 in Masebudule nr Saulspoort, Transvaal, married 1stly Motlapele, 2ndly Mogaritse (a cousin), 3rdly Lokwalo and had issue. He died 25th October 1924(2) in Mochudi, buried Mochudi.
    • Kgafela Gisbren (ex Motlapele), married Seingwaeng, born 1883, died 1967 and had issue. He died 1914/7.
      • Kgosi MOLEFI KGAFELA PILANE (qv)
      • Kgosi MMUSI KGAFELA PILANE (qv)
    • Kgosi ISANG (ex Motlapele)
    • Ofentse (ex Motlapele) fl.1942, Chief of the baKgatla in Saulspoort.
      • Thari fl.1949
    • Radikolo (ex Motlapele)
      • Mokoke
    • Bogatshwe (ex Motlapele)
      • Motlogelwa
    • Kgosi BAKGATLA (ex Lokwalo) (qv)
  • Kgosi ISANG PILANE 1920/1924 (Regent) 1924/1929 (Acting Chief), born 1884/6 (3), married and had issue. He died 1941.
    • Ramono 
    • Lentshwe
    • Bontle
    • Bontlana
  • Kgosi MOLEFI KGAFELA PILANE 1929/1936 and 1945/1958, born 1909, married and had issue. He died 1958.
    • Kgosi LENTSHWE II (qv).
    • Edith Pilane
  • Kgosi BAKGATLA 1942/1945 (Member of the Council of Regency), had issue.
    • Senwelo
    • Pheto
  • Kgosi MOLEFE 1942/1945 (Member of the Council of Regency)
  • Kgosi Amos Kgamanyane PILANE 1942/1945 (Member of the Council of Regency), born 1888, died 1984.
  • Kgosi MMUSI KGAFELA PILANE 1936/1942 and 1969/1972 (Acting Chief), 1958/1963 (Regent), born 1915. Possibly father of..
    • Peter Simako Otlaadisang Mmusi, Vice-President of Botswana 1983/-
  • Kgosi LENTSHWE II (qv)
Other Members:
  • Kgosi Tidimane Pilane, Chief of the baKgatla of Pilanesberg 1945 or 1949/2000, married Irene and had issue, 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died 23rd May 2000 aged 92 years, buried 28th May 2000 in Moruleng Village.
    • Chief Merhafe Pilane
  • Chief Nyalala M.J. Pilane
  • Chief Molefe Pilane
 
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