What was a Bantustan?
Q: What was a Bantustan?
A: A Bantustan was a territory set aside for South Africa's black inhabitants during apartheid.
Q: How many Bantustans were established in South Africa?
A: 10 Bantustans were established in South Africa.
Q: Why were Bantustans established in South Africa?
A: The goal of establishing Bantustans was to create nation states for the black tribes of Africa.
Q: What does the term Bantustan mean?
A: The term Bantustan comes from Bantu (meaning "people" in the Bantu languages) and -stan (meaning "land" in Persian).
Q: Why were Bantustans unpopular among the black population?
A: Bantustans were unpopular because the borders were drawn to exclude valuable land, a lot of people had to share small amounts of land, and becoming citizens of the new territories meant losing citizenship of South Africa, where the majority of candidates for reassignment of citizenship lived and worked.
Q: When were the Bantustans dissolved?
A: The Bantustans were dissolved in 1994.
Q: What happened to the territory of the Bantustans after their dissolution?
A: After their dissolution, their territory was incorporated into the Republic of South Africa, and most parts of the country were redivided into new provinces.
