The Seoposengwe Party was a
political party
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in
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
, representing the
Tswana
Tswana may refer to:
* Tswana people, the Bantu languages, Bantu speaking people in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and other Southern Africa regions
* Tswana language, the language spoken by the (Ba)Tswana people
* Tswanaland, ...
minority in rural eastern Namibia. The party emerged from the ''Tswana Alliance'', a group participating at the
Turnhalle Constitutional Conference
The Turnhalle Constitutional Conference was a conference held in Windhoek
Windhoek (; ; ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost e ...
in
Windhoek
Windhoek (; ; ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek, which ...
between 1975 and 1977.
In 1980 the Tswana Alliance was renamed ''Seoposengwe Party'', and joined the
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), formerly Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), is an amalgamation of political parties in Namibia, registered as one singular party for representation purposes. In coalition with the United Democratic Front ...
in the same year. Its only leader was
Constance Kgosiemang, paramount chief of the Tswana. Deputy party president during this time was Gregory Tibinyane.
In February 1981 the Ipelegeng Democratic Party (IDP) split off under the leadership of
Gates Mootseng.
A further split in 1986 resulted in the formation of the
Mmabatho People's Party, led by
Michael Simana.
References
Defunct political parties in Namibia
Tswana
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