University of Fort Hare

De **University of Fort Hare** (Afrikaans:*Universiteit van Fort Hare*) be public university insyd Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Na ebe key institution of higher education give Africans from 1916 to 1959 wen na edey offer Western-style academic education to students from across sub-Saharan Africa, wey dey create African elite. Na Fort Hare alumni be part of chaw subsequent independence movements den governments of newly independent African countries.

Insyd 1959, na dem subsum de university by de apartheid system, buh ebe now part of South Africa ein post-apartheid public higher education system. Ebe de alma mater of well-known people wey dey include Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Robert Sobukwe, Oliver Tambo, den odas.

## History

Originally, na Fort Hare be British fort insyd de wars between British settlers den de Xhosa of de 19th century. Sam of de ruins of de fort be still visible today, as well as graves of sam of de British soldiers wey die while for duty der.

During de 1830s, de na dem build de Lovedale Missionary Institute near Fort Hare. James Stewart, one of ein missionary principals, suggest insyd 1878 dat dem dey hia make dem create institution for higher education of black students. However, he no live make he see ein idea put into operation wen, insyd 1916, na dem establish Fort Hare plus Alexander Kerr as ein first principal. Na D. D. T. Jabavu be ein first black staff member wey lecture insyd Latin den African languages. For accord plus ein Christian principles, na fees be low wey dem heavily subsidise am. Na several scholarships sanso be available give indigent students.

Fort Hare get chaw associations over de years before e cam turn university for ein own right insyd. Na dem initially dey bell am de **South African Native College** anaa **Fort Hare Native College** wey edey attach to de University of South Africa. E then cam turn de **University College of Fort Hare** wey dey associate plus Rhodes University. Plus de introduction of apartheid, na dem strictly segregate higher educational institutions insyd South Africa along racial lines; blacks previously go to class plus Indians, coloureds den few white students. From 1953 de school cam turn part of de Bantu education system, den plus de passage of de Promotion of Bantu Self Government Act insyd 1959, na dem nationalize am den segregate am along racial den tribal lines, wey na dem encourage dey teach insyd African languages rather dan English. Fort Hare cam turn black university for ein own right insyd 1970, strictly controll by de state government.

Na ebe key institution insyd higher education give black Africans from 1916 go 1959. Na edey offer Western-style academic education to students from across sub-Saharan Africa, wey dey create black African elite. Na Fort Hare alumni be part of chaw subsequent independence movements den governments of newly independent African countries. Amongst those wey study for Fort Hare wey later cam turn leaders of dema countries be Kenneth Kaunda, Seretse Khama, Yusuf Lule, Julius Nyerere, Robert Mugabe den Joshua Nkomo.

## University
De university ein main campus dey locate insyd Alice near de Tyhume River. E dey insyd de Eastern Cape Province about 50 km west of King William's Town, insyd region wey for while na dem know am as de "independent" state of Ciskei. Insyd 2011, de Alice campus get sam 6,400 students. Second campus for de Eastern Cape provincial capital of Bhisho na dem build insyd 1990 wey dey host few hundred students, while de campus insyd East London, dem acquire thru incorporation insyd 2004, get sam 4,300 students.

De university get five faculties (Education, Law, Management & Commerce, Science & Agriculture, Social Sciences & Humanities) all of wich dey offer qualifications up to de doctoral level.

## Notable alumni

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## External links
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* Official website