Talk:Transkei/Archive 1

(Apparently, a copy-pasted machine translation from Dutch of a dated article that someone left here.) Former thuisland in the south west of South Africa, at south of Leshoto? (surface: 43,190 square kilometres). Transkei existed from large and two smaller enclaves in the former zuid-Afrikaanse provinces cape province? and Natal?. The Southern border was formed by the large Keirivier?, from where also the name Transkei - concerning the kei. Umtata acted as a capital. The area was the traditional fatherland of the Xhosa. In 1983, the number of inhabitants amounted to almost 2,525,000.

In 1930, the general Council of the united Transkeise territories became? set up. These were replaced by a territorial authority in 1956. in 1963, got Transkei as first thuisland "self-management". It was also the first that it was explained "independently" (26 October 1976). The inhabitants became Transkeise citizens, and lost their zuid-Afrikaanse nationality. The first president was Kaiser Matanzima, far a family member of Nelson Mandela. Later did a general from the Transkeise take army, Bantu Holomisa? the power. Holomisa did the ANC an offer that them slightly in embarrassment brought: he offered cooperation them. The officiele politically of the ANC were that they nothing has with thuislanden to make savages, but an outburst basis such as the Transkei were not scorn. This led to disputes with South Africa of 1978 to 1980 that to resulted in that the diplomatic links between the two countries was broken and it even led to (armed) a conflict with the Ciskei. On 27 April 1994 Transkei, with the nine other thuislanden, were reunited with South Africa. In 1994, Holomisa rapier one were which Nelson would present Mandela on verkiezingstoernee to the local population. Itself he had been no longer seen ever also there born, but for a lot of years because of its captivity on Robbeneiland?. Toch Holomisa were trusted never entirely by the returned exiles and already quick a political they track were put in the ANC. He stepped afterwards from the party and formed with Roelf Meijer?, the negotiator for the national party for 1994 a new party the UDM?, that in the elections of 1999 especially in Transkei considerable followers acquired.

Beauty of a land
"The poverty-stricken but beautiful Transkei"

Sorry to be so nerdy, but is describing it as beautiful consistent with NPOV? Andjam 17:06, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

POV
is the edit that makes this apologistic for apartheid. I would revert to the one before it, but don't want to miss out changes since then. Morwen - Talk 10:05, 7 December 2005 (UTC)