Ciskei National Independence Party
African political party
The Ciskei National Independence Party (CNIP) was a political party in the nominally independent South African homeland of Ciskei. It was founded and led by Lennox Sebe.[1] The party advocated cooperation with the South African government. The party governed Ciskei from 1973 until the 1990 coup d'état by Oupa Gqozo.
Electoral history
- 1978: CNIP won all 50 elected seats (a further 87 seats were filled by chiefs appointed ex-officio by the government)[2]
- 1984: CNIP was deemed to won the election unopposed, as its 23 candidates were the only ones to register[2]
References
- ^ "Lennox Sebe | South African History Online".
- ^ a b Elections in South Africa's Apartheid-Era Homelands "Bantustans" African Elections Database
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Political history of South Africa
- Kingdom of Mapungubwe (c. 1075–c. 1220)
- Dutch Cape Colony (1652–1806)
- Mthethwa Paramountcy (c. 1780–1817)
- Ndwandwe Kingdom (c. 1780–1819)
- Cape Colony (1795–1910)
- Zulu Kingdom (1816–1897)
- Natalia Republic (1839–1843)
- Natal Colony (1843–1910)
- Orange Free State (1854–1902)
- South African Republic (1856–1902)
- Griqualand East (1861–1879)
- Griqualand West (1870–1873)
- Goshen (1882–1883)
- Stellaland (1882–1885)
- Nieuwe Republiek (1884–1888)
- Upingtonia (1885–1887)
- Klein Vrystaat (1886–1891)
- Orange River Colony (1902–1910)
- Transvaal Colony (1902–1910)
- Union of South Africa (1910–1961)
- Transkei (1976–1994)
- Bophuthatswana (1977–1994)
- Venda (1979–1994)
- Ciskei (1981–1994)
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