Ciskei National Independence Party

Ciskei National Independence Party
iQela leSizwe leNkululeko yeCiskei.
LeaderLennox Sebe
FounderLennox Sebe
FoundedFebruary 19, 1973 (1973-02-19)
DissolvedMarch 4, 1990
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing to far-right
National affiliationNational Party (South Africa)
Party flag

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.[2]

The party advocated cooperation with the South African government. The party governed Ciskei from the 1973 legislative election 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)[3]
  • 1984: CNIP was deemed to won the election unopposed, as its 23 candidates were the only ones to register[3]

References

  1. ^ Slobodian, Quinn (23 March 2023). "The Ciskei experiment: a libertarian fantasy in apartheid South Africa" – via The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Lennox Sebe | South African History Online".
  3. ^ a b Elections in South Africa's Apartheid-Era Homelands "Bantustans" African Elections Database