Kgosi Galeshewe

Kgosi (Chief) Galeshewe was a chief of the Tlhaping tribe in South Africa. The Kimberley (now Sol Plaatje Municipality) township of Galeshewe as well as a South African Navy fast attack craft is named after him.

Galeshewe was captured in 1878 following an attack on Cornforth Hill near Taung and was subsequently sentenced to twelve years imprisonment for his part in the uprising. In 1897, during a rinderpest outbreak, he again clashed with the police and military at Phokwane near Hartswater. As a result, he was imprisoned for his part in the what became known as the Langeberg Rebellion. He died at Magogong, north of Hartswater, in 1927.

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