Tutor Ndamase
King Vulindlela Ahh! Nyangelizwe KaPhangwa (Tutor Vulindlela Ndamase; 1921–1997) was the third President of the bantustan of Transkei, which was granted nominal independence from South Africa on 26 October 1976.[lower-alpha 1][1][2] He was the King of Western Mpondoland, the son of King Victor Poto Ndamase, the brother to Xhosa Queen Nondwe Sigcawu the wife of King Xolilizwe Sigcawu; AmaRharhabe Queen Nolizwe Sandile the wife of King Mxolisi Sandile and mother of King Maxhob'ayakhawuleza Sandile; and Chieftain Nolusapho Mabandla of the wife of AmaBhele Chief Thandathu Jongilizwe Mabandla.
Tutor Vulindlela Ndamase | |
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3rd President of Transkei | |
In office 20 February 1986 – 26 April 1994 | |
Prime Minister | George Matanzima Dumnisani Gladstone Gwadiso (Acting) Stella Sigcau |
Military Leader | Bantu Holomisa |
Preceded by | Kaiser Matanzima |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Tutor Vulindlela Ndamase 1921 |
Died | 1997 75–76) | (aged
Political party | Independent (from 1987) |
Other political affiliations | Transkei National Independence Party (until 1987) |
Ndamase became president on 20 February 1986, after the retirement of King Kaiser Matanzima, the second President of Transkei (in office from 1979[3]) and served until 26 April 1994, when Transkei was reintegarted into South Africa.[4]
Ndamase represented the Transkei National Independence Party (TNIP) until 1987, when the party was abolished following the coup d'état led by Bantu Holomisa.[4] He died in 1997.
Notes
- The Status of Transkei Act 100 of 1976 granted Transkei "independence" with effect from 26 October 1976.
References
- Henry Kamm (26 October 1976). "Transkei, a South African Black Area, Is Independent". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- "Transkei | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za.
- "President Elected in Transkei". The New York Times. Reuters. 20 February 1979. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- Jacqueline Audrey Kalley; Elna E. Schoeman; Lydia Eve Andor (1999). Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997. Westport, Connecticut, USA: Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 396, 419. ISBN 9780313302473.