List of leaders of the TBVC states

This article lists the leaders of the TBVC states, the four Bantustans which were declared nominally independent by the government of the Republic of South Africa during the period of apartheid, which lasted from 1948 to 1994. Their independence was not recognized outside South Africa.

A 1973 CIA map of Bantustans in the Republic of South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia).

The bantustans with nominal independence were namely: Transkei (1976[1][2]), Bophuthatswana (1977[3][4]), Venda (1979[5][6]) and Ciskei (1981[7][8]), hence the abbreviation TBVC.

The TBVC states were reintegrated into South Africa after the first post-apartheid general election in 1994.[9]

List

Transkei

Map of Transkei (red) within South Africa.

Coat of arms of the Republic of Transkei (Xhosa: iRiphabliki yeTranskei).

Heads of state

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Party	Notes
Presidents
26 October 1976 to 1 December 1978		Botha Sigcau	TNIP	Died in office[10]
1 December 1978 to 19 February 1979		Zwelibanzi Maneli Mabandla	TNIP	Acting
19 February 1979 to 20 February 1986		Kaiser Daliwonga Matanzima	TNIP	Retired
20 February 1986 to 26 April 1994		Tutor Nyangelizwe Vulindlela Ndamase	TNIP/n-p

Heads of government

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Party	Notes
Chief Minister
6 December 1963 to 26 October 1976		Kaiser Daliwonga Matanzima	TNIP
Prime Ministers
26 October 1976 to 20 February 1979		Kaiser Daliwonga Matanzima	TNIP	Become President
20 February 1979 to 24 September 1987		George Mzivubu Matanzima	TNIP	Brother of Kaiser Daliwonga Matanzima; resigned[11]
25 September 1987 to 5 October 1987		Dumnisani Gladstone Gwadiso	TNIP	Acting
5 October 1987 to 30 December 1987		Stella Sigcau	TNIP	Daughter of Botha Sigcau; deposed in a coup d'état[12][13]
Head of the Military Council
30 December 1987 to 26 April 1994		Bantu Holomisa	TDF (military)

Foreign ministers

Source: [14]

• 1976–1980: Digby Koyana
• 1980–1983: G. T. Vika
• 1983–1986: Mtutuzela Lujabe
• 1986–1988: Caleb Songca
• 1988–1989: E. R. G. Keswa
• 1989–1992: Thembekile Enoch KaTshunungwa
• 1992–1994: Bantu Holomisa

Bophuthatswana

Map of Bophuthatswana (red) within South Africa.

Coat of arms of the Republic of Bophuthatswana (Tswana: Repaboleki ya Bophuthatswana).

Heads of state and government

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Party	Notes
Chief Executive Officer
June 1968 to 1 May 1971		Lucas Mangope	BNP	Tswana Territorial Authority
Chief Executive Councillor
1 May 1971 to 1 June 1972		Lucas Mangope	BNP
Chief Minister
1 June 1972 to 6 December 1977		Lucas Mangope	BNP/BDP
President
6 December 1977 to 13 March 1994		Lucas Mangope	BDP/CDP	Forced to flee during the 1994 crisis[15]
(10 February 1988) (Hours)		Rocky Malebane-Metsing	PPP	In rebellion staged by members of the BDF (military). Coup attempt crushed by the SADF troops[16]
Administrators (Transitional Executive Council)
13 March 1994 to 26 April 1994		Tjaart van der Walt
		Job Mokgoro

Foreign ministers

Source: [14]

• 1977–1987: T. M. Molatlhwa
• 1987–1990: Solomon L. L. Rathebe
• 1990–1991: G. S. M. Nkau
• 1991–1994: Thomas M. Setiloane

Venda

Map of Venda (red) within South Africa.

Coat of arms of the Republic of Venda (Venda: Riphabuliki ya Venda).

Heads of state and government

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Party	Notes
Chief Executive Officer
June 1969 to 1 June 1971		Patrick Mphephu	NPV	Venda Territorial Authority
Chief Executive Councillor
1 June 1971 to 1 February 1973		Patrick Mphephu	NPV
Chief Minister
1 February 1973 to 13 September 1979		Patrick Mphephu	NPV
Presidents
13 September 1979 to 17 April 1988		Patrick Mphephu	NPV	Died in office[17]
17 April 1988 to 5 April 1990		Frank Ravele	NPV	Acting until 10 May 1988; deposed in a coup d'état[18]
Heads of State (Chairmen of the Council of National Unity)
5 April 1990 to 25 January 1994		Gabriel Ramushwana	VDF (military)
25 January 1994 to 26 April 1994		Tshamano Ramabulana	VDF (military)

Foreign ministers

Source: [14]

• 1979–1980: G. M. Ramabulana
• 1980–1986: A. M. Madzivhandila
• 1986–1989: Gota E. R. B. Nesengani
• 1989–1990: C. A. Nelwamondo
• 1990–1992: G. M. Ligege
• 1992–1994: V. S. Landela
• 199400000: Gabriel Ramushwana

Ciskei

Map of Ciskei (red) within South Africa.

Coat of arms of the Republic of Ciskei (Xhosa: iRiphabliki ye Ciskei).

Heads of state and government

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Party	Notes
Chief Executive Officer
June 1968 to 1 June 1971		Thandatha Jongilizwe Mabandla	CNP	Ciskei Territorial Authority
Chief Executive Councillor
1 June 1971 to 1 August 1972		Thandatha Jongilizwe Mabandla	CNP
Chief Ministers
1 August 1972 to 21 May 1973		Thandatha Jongilizwe Mabandla	CNP
21 May 1973 to June 1975[19]		Lennox Sebe	CNIP	Gained power in the 1973 election; 1st term
June 1975[19] to 24 October 1975[19]		Charles Sebe	CDF (military)	Brother of Lennox Sebe; acting
24 October 1975[19] to 4 December 1981		Lennox Sebe	CNIP	Proclaimed independence following the 1980 referendum; 2nd term
President
4 December 1981 to 4 March 1990		Lennox Sebe	CNIP	Declared President for life in 1983; deposed in a coup d'état[20]
Chairman of the Military Committee and of the Council of State
4 March 1990 to 22 March 1994		Oupa Gqozo	CDF (military) ADP (from 1991)	Resigned[21]
Administrators (Transitional Executive Council)
23 March 1994 to 26 April 1994		Pieter van Rensburg Goosen
		Bongani Blessing Finca

Foreign ministers

Source: [14]

• 1981–1983: Ray Mali
• 1983–1990: B. N. Pityi
• 1990–1991: M. S. Manzi
• 1991–1993: Oupa Gqozo
• 199300000: Thamsanqa Linda
• 1993–1994: Mickey Webb

See also

• Bantu Authorities Act, 1951
• Promotion of Bantu Self-government Act, 1959
• Bantu Homelands Citizenship Act, 1970
• Bantu Homelands Constitution Act, 1971

References

1. The Status of Transkei Act 100 of 1976 granted Transkei "independence" with effect from 26 October 1976.
2. "Transkei, a South African Black Area, Is Independent". The New York Times. 26 October 1976. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
3. The Status of Bophuthatswana Act 89 of 1977 granted Bophuthatswana "independence" with effect from 6 December 1977.
4. "An Empty Ceremony in South Africa". The New York Times. 6 December 1977. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
5. The Status of Venda Act 107 of 1979 granted Venda "independence" with effect from 13 September 1979.
6. "South Africa Starts a New Nation". The New York Times. 14 September 1979. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
7. The Status of Ciskei Act 110 of 1981 granted Ciskei "independence" with effect from 4 December 1981.
8. "CISKEI 'HOMELAND' DECLARED A SEPARATE NATION". The New York Times. 4 December 1981. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
9. All Bantustans (both nominally independent and self-governing) were dismantled and their territories reincorporated into South Africa with effect from 27 April 1994, in terms of section 1(2) and Schedule 1 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993, the so-called "Interim Constitution" which abolished apartheid in South Africa. The text of this Interim Constitution, which came into force on 27 April 1994, coinciding with the beginning of the first democratic elections, is available online at Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 as of 27 April 1994.
10. "Chief Botha Sigcau, 66, First Transkei President". The New York Times. 2 December 1978. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
11. "Six Cabinet Ministers Resign in Transkei Scandal". The New York Times. 25 September 1987. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
12. "Army Coup in South African Homeland". The New York Times. 31 December 1987. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
13. "Army Stages Coup in Black S. Africa Area: General Takes Over in Transkei Region, Charges Corruption". The Los Angeles Times. 30 December 1987. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
14. "Foreign ministers S-Z". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
15. "A Homeland's Agony". The New York Times. 13 March 1994. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
16. "South Africa Quells Coup Attempt in a Homeland". The New York Times. 11 February 1988. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
17. "Patrick Mphephu, Homeland Leader, 63". The New York Times. 21 April 1988. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
18. "Security forces stage coup in S. African homeland". UPI Archives. 5 April 1990. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
19. Elections in South Africa's Apartheid-Era Homelands "Bantustans" African Elections Database
20. "'HOMELAND' LEADER DEPOSED IN CISKEI". The New York Times. 5 March 1990. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
21. "A 2d Homeland Is Taken Over By South Africa". The New York Times. 23 March 1994. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

External links

• World Statesmen – South Africa (South African Homelands)[1]

1. The dates and designations given on the sites World Statesmen and Rulers are partially inaccurate.