Transkei, South Africa
E848469
Transkei, South Africa was a former bantustan in the southeastern part of the country, historically designated for Xhosa-speaking people during the apartheid era.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Transkei | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former bantustan
ⓘ
former nominally independent state ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Republic of Transkei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transkei Homeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Cape Province (pre-1994)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ciskei NERFINISHED ⓘ KwaZulu NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesotho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Umtata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| createdUnder |
Bantu Authorities Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Promotion of Bantu Self-Government Act NERFINISHED ⓘ apartheid policy ⓘ |
| currency | South African rand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 27 April 1994 ⓘ |
| establishedAsSelfGoverningTerritory | 1963 ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Xhosa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPresident | Kaiser Matanzima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | one-party state ⓘ |
| grantedNominalIndependence | 26 October 1976 ⓘ |
| historicallyDesignatedFor | Xhosa-speaking people ⓘ |
| integratedIntoNewProvince | Eastern Cape in 1994 ⓘ |
| laterLeader |
Bantu Holomisa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Matanzima NERFINISHED ⓘ Stella Sigcau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | President ⓘ |
| legalStatusDuringApartheid | nominally independent but subordinate to South Africa ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern South Africa ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Indian Ocean coast ⓘ |
| majorRiver |
Mthatha River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umzimvubu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy |
United Nations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
international community ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Xhosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Cape Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationGroupTargetedByPolicy | Xhosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purposeUnderApartheid | territorial segregation of black South Africans ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionIncludes | Pondoland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reincorporatedAsPartOf | Eastern Cape Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reincorporatedInto | Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingParty | Transkei National Independence Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subregion | Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Africa Time
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Standard Time
|
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