Transkei National Independence Party

Transkei National Independence Party
iQela leTranskei leNkululeko (Xhosa)
LeaderGeorge Matanzima
FounderGeorge Matanzima
Kaiser Matanzima
FoundedOctober 26, 1976 (1976-10-26)
DissolvedDecember 30, 1987

The Transkei National Independence Party (TNIP) was a political party in the nominally independent South African Xhosa bantustan of Transkei. It was founded by the Matanzima brothers, Kaiser and George.

The party advocated co-operation with the South African government. As of 1985, the leader of the party was George Matanzima. The party governed Transkei from 1976 until the 1987 coup d'état by Bantu Holomisa.

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