Ciskei

Also known as Republic of Ciskei

Ciskei ( , meaning on this side of [[Great Kei River|[the river] Kei]]), officially the Republic of Ciskei (), was a Bantustan for the Xhosa people, located in the southeast of South Africa. It covered an area of , almost entirely surrounded by what was then the Cape Province, and possessed a small coastline along the shore of the Indian Ocean.

Key facts

Country.conventional_long_name: Republic of Ciskei
Country.common_name: Ciskei
Country.status: Bantustan
Country.status_text: Bantustan(de facto; independence not internationally recognised)
Country.p1: South Africa
Country.flag_p1: Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg
Country.s1: South Africa
Country.flag_s1: Flag of South Africa.svg
Country.today: South Africa
Country.image_flag: Flag of Ciskei.svg
Country.image_coat: Coat of arms of Ciskei.svg
Country.flag: Flag of Ciskei
Country.image_map: Ciskei in South Africa.svg
Country.image_map_caption: Location of Ciskei (red) within South Africa (yellow)
Country.national_motto: ""(Xhosa)"We Shall be Stopped by the Stars"or "The Sky is the Limit"
Country.national_anthem: Xhosa: God Bless Africa
Country.official_languages: XhosaEnglish
Country.capital: Bisho

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Commons category: Ciskei
Commons gallery: Ciskei
inception: 1972-08-01
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1994-04-27

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Contents

History
Independence
Ciskei–Transkei hostilities and ''Operation Katzen''
Coup d'état
Bisho massacre
Annexation
Economy
Districts in 1991
Law enforcement and defence
Notable persons
See also
Books
References
External links

Under South Africa's policy of apartheid, land was set aside for black peoples in self-governing territories. Ciskei was designated as one of two homelands, or "Bantustans", for Xhosa-speaking people.