Makoma Modjadji
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| Makoma Modjadji IV | |||||
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| Rain Queen of Balobedu | |||||
| Reign | 1959–1980 | ||||
| Predecessor | Khesetoane Modjadji | ||||
| Successor | Mokope Modjadji | ||||
| Born | 1905 Limpopo, South Africa | ||||
| Died | 1980 (aged 74–75) Limpopo, South Africa | ||||
| Spouse | Andreas Maake | ||||
| Issue | Mokope Modjadji (among others) | ||||
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| House | Modjadji | ||||
| Mother | Khesetoane Modjadji | ||||
Makoma Modjadji IV (1905 – 1980) was the fourth Rain Queen of the Balobedu tribe of the Limpopo Province of South Africa, succeeding her mother, Queen Khesetoane Modjadji III, in 1959 and reigning until her death. She married Andreas Maake, with whom she had several children.
In 1972, the apartheid regime reduced Makoma Modjadji's title to that of chieftainess, and incorporated the villages and indunas under her jurisdiction into the Lebowa and Gazankulu homelands.[1]
She was succeeded by her eldest daughter, Mokope Modjadji.
References
- ^ "Traditional Affairs on Minister Des van Rooyen's visit to Modjadji Traditional Authority". South African Government. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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