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South Africa grants independence to the Ciskei "homeland" (not recognized by any government outside South Africa).
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Ciskei
Former Bantustan in South Africa (1981–94)
Ciskei, officially the Republic of Ciskei, was a Bantustan for the Xhosa people, located in the southeast of South Africa. It covered an area of 7,700 square kilometres (3,000 sq mi), almost entirely surrounded by what was then the Cape Province, and possessed a small coastline…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bantustan
Territory under apartheid in South Africa
A Bantustan was a territory that the National Party administration of the Union of South Africa (1910–1961) and later the Republic of South Africa (1961–1994) set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South West Africa, as a part of its policy of apartheid.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)