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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- The nephew of former South African president Nelson Mandela, King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, says his tribe might secede from the nation.
The king says his tribe, the Thembu, will declare independence and claim 60 percent of South Africa's territory unless President Jacob Zuma withdraws the charges of manslaughter, kidnapping and assault against him, The Sunday Times of London reported.
The newspaper said King Dalindyebo is facing a 15-year jail sentence after being convicted of the charges, which stem from early 1990s violence committed against his subjects in which a woman and children were kidnapped, homes were destroyed and young people assaulted.
The Sunday Times said the situation is proving embarrassing to the ruling African National Congress because the Thembu tribe is one of the largest constituents of the Xhosa group, from which many ANC leaders have sprung.
The newspaper said Mandela's grandson, Mandla, a Thembu chief, is probably the strongest supporter of the accused king.
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