List of rulers of Lete (Malete)
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Lete has been led by a Kgosikgolo, or a paramount chief, since its establishment in 1780. Mosadi Seboko has been the kgôsikgolo of Lete since 2002.
List of Rulers of Balete (baMalete)
[edit]Territory located in present-day Botswana.
Kgosikgolo = Paramount Chief
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Rulers before 1780[1] | ||
| c. 1470 | Badimo | |
| Phatle | ||
| Malete | ||
| c. 1500 | Lesokwana | |
| Mokgware | ||
| Digope | ||
| Dira | ||
| Mmusi | ||
| c. 1600 | Maphalaola | |
| Maoke | ||
| Mongatane | ||
| Maio | ||
| Kgomo | ||
| c. 1700 | Mokgwa | |
| Marumo | ||
| c. 1780 | Establishment of baMalete territory | |
| ???? to c. 1780[1] | Pôwê I a Marumo, Kgôsikgolo | |
| c. 1780 to c.1805[1] | Mokgôjwe a Pôwê, acting Kgôsikgolo | |
| c.1805 to c.1830 | Pôwê II a Mokgôjwe, Kgôsikgolo | |
| c.1830 to 1886 | Mokgôsi I a Pôwê, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1886 to 1896 | Ikaneng a Mokgôsi, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1896 to 1906 | Mokgôsi II a Ikaneng, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1906 to 1917 | Baitlotle a Ikaneng, acting Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1917 to 1937 | Seboko I a Mokgôsi, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1937 to 1945 | Ketswerebothata a Mokgôsi, acting Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1945 to 1966 | Mokgôsi III a Seboko, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 1966 to 1996 | Kelemogile a Seboko, acting Kgôsikgolo (Kelemogile Mokgosi) |
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| 1 June 1996 to 17 June 2001 | Seboko II a Mokgôsi, Kgôsikgolo | |
| 17 June 2001 to 7 January 2002 | Tumelo a Seboko, acting Kgôsikgolo | |
| 7 January 2002 to present | Mosadi Seboko, Kgôsikgolo | First female kgôsikgolo of Lete |