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Makoma Modjadji

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Makoma Modjadji IV
Rain Queen of Balobedu
Reign1959–1980
PredecessorKhesetoane Modjadji
SuccessorMokope Modjadji
Born1905
Limpopo, South Africa
Died1980 (aged 74–75)
Limpopo, South Africa
SpouseAndreas Maake
IssueMokope Modjadji
(among others)
Names
Makoma Modjadji
HouseModjadji
MotherKhesetoane 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

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  1. ^ "Traditional Affairs on Minister Des van Rooyen's visit to Modjadji Traditional Authority". South African Government. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
Preceded by Rain Queen of Balobedu
1959–1980
Succeeded by