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Gcaleka was the son of King Phalo, the last absolute ruler of the Xhosa nation, who died more than 200 years ago.
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The Eastern Cape was a unique province composed of various tribal groups such as the Pondos, Fingos, Gcaleka, Hlubis and
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Gcaleka was convicted on March 5, 1993 and was jailed for eight years, of which two years was conditionally suspended.
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On the same day Gcaleka was granted leave to appeal to the
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The reason given by Gcaleka was his lack of funds, but the explanation was far from satisfactory, said the judge.
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Mandela said it was proper for the Gcaleka tribe to call for the return of their leader's head, and for it to be given a decent burial.
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Mandela met Wednesday with Chief Tilana Gcaleka, who planned to travel to Glasgow, Scotland later this month to look for the head of Chief Hintsa of the Gcaleka tribe and bring it back to South
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Although Gcaleka was not present at the meeting, the mood of those present was extremly hostiel with some threatening to take the law into their own hands against Gcaleka.
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His claim that it belonged to Hintsa was disputed when he returned to South Africa, and members of the Xhosa monarchy confiscated the skull against the wishes of Gcaleka, who said he had been instructed by his ancestors to bury the skull with the rest of Hintsa's remains.
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Amidst considerable media interest, Gcaleka travelled to London and then to Scotland where he found the skull.
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