Thandatha Jongilizwe Mabandla
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Chief Justice Thandathu Jongilizwe Mabandla is currently the chief of the AmaBhele Tribe in Alice (Tyume). He was born on 16 April 1926 and is the eldest son of the late Chief Mbovane Mabandla.
His reign started in 1957. In 1968, he became the first Chief Minister
(president) of the Republic of Ciskei
. In 1972 Lennox Leslie Wongama Sebe
, a member of Mabandla's cabinet, broke with Mabandla and formed his own party, the Ciskei National Independence Party (CNIP). The CNIP became successful in 1973 and Sebe
then became the new Chief minister of the Ciskei
.
In 1978, Mabandla and othet members of his party crossed floors to the CNIP and Ciskei
officially became a one-party state.
His reign started in 1957. In 1968, he became the first Chief Minister
Heads of state of Ciskei
-List of the Heads of State of Ciskei:-Political Affiliation:*CNP - Ciskei National Party*CNIP - Ciskei National Independence Party*Mil - Military-See also:*Bantustan*President of South Africa...
(president) of the Republic of Ciskei
Ciskei
Ciskei was a Bantustan in the south east of South Africa. It covered an area of 2,970 square miles , almost entirely surrounded by what was then the Cape Province, and possessed a small coastline along the shore of the Indian Ocean....
. In 1972 Lennox Leslie Wongama Sebe
Lennox Sebe
Lennox Leslie Wongamu Sebe was chief minister of the Xhosa bantustan of Ciskei, and the country's first president, after its self-rule in 1972....
, a member of Mabandla's cabinet, broke with Mabandla and formed his own party, the Ciskei National Independence Party (CNIP). The CNIP became successful in 1973 and Sebe
Lennox Sebe
Lennox Leslie Wongamu Sebe was chief minister of the Xhosa bantustan of Ciskei, and the country's first president, after its self-rule in 1972....
then became the new Chief minister of the Ciskei
Ciskei
Ciskei was a Bantustan in the south east of South Africa. It covered an area of 2,970 square miles , almost entirely surrounded by what was then the Cape Province, and possessed a small coastline along the shore of the Indian Ocean....
.
In 1978, Mabandla and othet members of his party crossed floors to the CNIP and Ciskei
Ciskei
Ciskei was a Bantustan in the south east of South Africa. It covered an area of 2,970 square miles , almost entirely surrounded by what was then the Cape Province, and possessed a small coastline along the shore of the Indian Ocean....
officially became a one-party state.
External links
- Rharhabe Kings & Chiefs http://www.rharhabekingdom.co.za/genealogy.asp