Republic of Transkei

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The Republic of Transkei was a nominally independent Bantustan created by apartheid-era South Africa for Xhosa-speaking people, internationally unrecognized and re-incorporated into South Africa in 1994.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bantustan
former country
puppet state
unrecognized state
borderedBy Cape Province
Lesotho
Natal
Republic of Ciskei
capital Mthatha
Umtata
continent Africa
countryOfOrigin South Africa
createdAs homeland for Xhosa-speaking people
currency South African rand
dateDissolved 1994-04-27
dateEstablished 1976-10-26
declaredIndependenceFrom South Africa
dependentOn South Africa
ethnicGroup Xhosa people
firstPresident Kaiser Matanzima
flagDescription horizontal tricolour of green, white, and black with an emblem
governmentType one-party state
parliamentary republic (nominal)
hadMilitary Transkei Defence Force
headOfStateTitle President
independenceStatus nominally independent
leader Bantu Holomisa
George Matanzima
Kaiser Matanzima
Stella Sigcau
legalSystem based on South African law
locatedIn South Africa
Southern Africa
mergedInto Eastern Cape Province
linked to: Eastern Cape
motto “Ubulumko, Ubukhosi, Inkululeko”
mottoEnglish “Wisdom, Nobility, Freedom”
mottoLanguage Xhosa
notRecognizedBy United Nations
international community
officialLanguage English
Xhosa
partOf TBVC states
apartheid system in South Africa
reasonForCreation policy of separate development in apartheid South Africa
recognizedBy Bophuthatswana
Ciskei
South Africa
Venda
reincorporatedInto South Africa
usedPassportIssuedBy South Africa

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Transkei alternativeName Republic of Transkei
Transkei alternativeName Republic of Transkei
subject linked to: Transkei, South Africa
Kaiser Matanzima government bantustan administration of Transkei
linked to: Republic of Transkei
George Matanzima partOf Transkei government
linked to: Republic of Transkei