Answer the following question: Facts: - successor: '' none '' - spouse: leah -lrb- deceased -rrb- - predecessor: '' none '' - office: president of the bantustan of bophuthatswana - term end: 1994 - term start: 1977 - birth date: 27 december 1923 - name: lucas mangope - birth place: south africa Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lucas mangope .
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kgosi lucas manyane mangope -lrb- born 27 december 1923 -rrb- is the former leader of the bantustan of bophuthatswana and founder and former leader of the united christian democratic party , a minor political party based in the north west province of south africa .