Ciskei becomes the fourth Black homeland to be granted 'independence' by the South African Government. Chief Lennox Sebe is elected President by the National Assembly, consisting of both elected members and thirty-seven hereditary chiefs.
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Ciskei is granted 'independence'
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South African History Online. (2019, August 22). Ciskei is granted 'independence'. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148939
South African History Online (2019) 'Ciskei is granted 'independence'', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148939 (Accessed: 8 November 2026).
South African History Online, Ciskei is granted 'independence' [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148939, (accessed 8 November 2026).
"Ciskei is granted 'independence'." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148939. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Ciskei is granted 'independence'." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148939.
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