Gagoangwe

Gagoangwe (c. 1845 – 1924) was the Acting (Regent) King, the Queen Mother[1] or Mohumagadi of the Mmanaana Kgatla and BaNgwaketse in what is now Botswana.[2] Gagoangwe was a member of the Kwena family and a devout Christian[3] and regent for her grandson, Bathoen II.

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