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

Kgôsikgolo = Paramount Chief

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|c. 1760

colspan="2"|Secession of BaRôlông bTshidi segment from other baRôlông segments
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|c.1760 to c.1775

Tshidi a Tau, Kgôsikgolo 
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|c.1775 to c.1785

Thutlwa a Tshidi, Kgôsikgolo 
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|c.1785 to c.1790

Makgêtla a Tau, acting Kgôsikgolo 
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|c.1790 to 1815

Lesomo a Tshidi, acting Kgôsikgolo 
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|1815 to 1848

Tawana a Thutlwa, Kgôsikgolo 
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|1848 to 1849

Makgêtla a Tshidi, acting Kgôsikgolo 
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|1849 to 19 October 1896

Montshiwa a Tawana, Kgôsikgolo 
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|1896 to 1903

Bêsêlê I a Montshiwa, acting Kgôsikgolo
(Wessels)
 
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|1903 to 1911

Badirile a Montshiwa, acting Kgôsikgolo 
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|1911 to 1915

Lekôkô a Marumolwa, acting Kgôsikgolo 
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|1915 to 1917

Joshua a Molêma, acting Kgôsikgolo 
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|1917 to 1919

Bakolopang a Montshiwa, acting Kgôsikgolo 
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|1919 to 1954

Letlamoreng I a Kebalepile, Kgôsikgolo
(a Montshiwa)
 
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|1954 to 19??

Tiêgo Tawana a Seleri, acting Kgôsikgolo 
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|19?? to 1970

Kebalepile a Lotlamoreng, Kgôsikgolo
(Kebalepile Montshiwa)
 
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|1970 to 1977

Bêsêlê II, Kgôsikgolo
(Besele Montshiwa)
1st Term
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|1977 to 1982

R. Motlhatledi, Kgôsikgolo, Tribal Authority 
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|1982 to 17 June 2001

Setumo Montshiwa, Kgôsikgolo
(Besele Montshiwa)
2nd Term
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|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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rulers.org/botstrad.html|title=Botswanan traditional polities|website=www.rulers.org}}

See also

References

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