List of heads of state of Ciskei

Coat of Arms of the Republic of Ciskei

List of the Heads of State of Ciskei

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure Incumbent Affiliation Notes
Ciskei Territorial Authority
November 1968 to 1 August 1972Thandatha Jongilizwe Mabandla, Chief Executive CouncillorCNP
Ciskei (Self-Rule)
1 August 1972 to 21 May 1973Thandatha Jongilizwe Mabandla, Chief MinisterCNP
21 May 1973 to 1975Lennox Sebe, Chief MinisterCNIP1st Term
1975Charles Sebe, Acting Chief MinisterMil
1975 to 4 December 1981Lennox Sebe, Chief MinisterCNIP2nd Term
Republic of Ciskei (Independent)
4 December 1981 to 4 March 1990Lennox Sebe, PresidentCNIPDeclared President for Life in 1983; deposed
4 March 1990 to 22 March 1994Oupa Gqozo, Chairman of the Military Committee and of the Council of StateMilResigned
22 March 1994 to 26 April 1994Pieter van Rensburg Goosen + Bongani Blessing Finca, Administrators
Ciskei re-integrated into South Africa on 27 April 1994

Political Affiliation

See also