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]
| Ciskei National Independence Party iQela leSizwe leNkululeko yeCiskei. | |
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| Leader | Lennox Sebe | 
| Founder | Lennox Sebe | 
| Founded | February 19, 1973 (1973-02-19) | 
| Dissolved | March 4, 1990 | 
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| Political position | Right-wing to far-right | 
| National affiliation | National Party (South Africa) | 
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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
[edit]- 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]
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