Ciskei becomes the fourth Black homeland to be granted independence

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Ciskei becomes the fourth Black homeland to be granted independence. The National Assembly, consisting of both elected members and thirty-seven hereditary chiefs, elects Chief Sebe as president the following day. The date of Sebe's election as president seems to be 5 December, though some sources give it as 4 December. The source South African Institute of Race Relations. (1982). Race Relations Survey 1981, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 301 gives the date as 5 December. This is also given http://www.sahistory.org.za/

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South African History Online. (2011, December 5). Ciskei becomes the fourth Black homeland to be granted independence. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070595

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South African History Online. "Ciskei becomes the fourth Black homeland to be granted independence." South African History Online. December 5, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070595.