1980 Ciskei independence referendum

April 2022 4 December 1980 Ciskei Should the Ciskei become independent? 295891 1642 2198 503000 An independence referendum was held in the South African Bantustan of Ciskei on 4 December 1980.Elections in South Africa's Apartheid-Era Homelands "Bantustans" https://web.archive.org/web/20110607022954/http://africanelections.tripod.com/za_homelands.html 7 June 2011 African Elections Database Over 99% of voters voted in favour, and Ciskei was declared independent in 1981 after the Status of Ciskei Act, 1981 was passed by the South African government.Elihu Lauterpacht (1990) International Law Reports Cambridge University Press, p422 The results of the referendum were announced on 17 December. "Survey of Race Relations in South Africa 1980", South African Institute of Race Relations, 1981, p 407 Results ChoiceVotes%For295,89199.45Against1,6420.55Invalid/blank votes2,198–Total299,731100Registered voters/turnout~504,000~60Source:African Elections Database https://web.archive.org/web/20110607022954/http://africanelections.tripod.com/za_homelands.html 7 June 2011 References Ciskei Ciskei Ciskei Category:Referendums in South Africa Category:Ciskei Ciskei