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The Ciskei is given self-government. Chief Justice Mabandla becomes Chief Minister, and the heads of the territory’s six depart
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 27). The Ciskei is given self-government. Chief Justice Mabandla becomes Chief Minister, and the heads of the territory’s six depart. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089163
South African History Online (2012) 'The Ciskei is given self-government. Chief Justice Mabandla becomes Chief Minister, and the heads of the territory’s six depart', South African History Online, 27 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089163 (Accessed: 7 October 2026).
South African History Online, The Ciskei is given self-government. Chief Justice Mabandla becomes Chief Minister, and the heads of the territory’s six depart [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089163, (accessed 7 October 2026).
"The Ciskei is given self-government. Chief Justice Mabandla becomes Chief Minister, and the heads of the territory’s six depart." South African History Online, 27 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089163. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Ciskei is given self-government. Chief Justice Mabandla becomes Chief Minister, and the heads of the territory’s six depart." South African History Online. July 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089163.
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