1987 Transkei coup d'état
On 30 November 1987, the then 32-year-old Major General Bantu Holomisa, the Chief of the Transkei Defence Force, led a bloodless coup d'état against the government of Transkei led by Prime Minister Stella Sigcau.[1][2] He suspended the civilian constitution and refused South Africa's repeated demands for a return to civilian rule on the grounds that a civilian government would be a puppet controlled by Pretoria.[3]
A failed,[4] and Holomisa's government stayed in power until the reunification of Transkei within South Africa.[citation needed]
The Military Rule Medal was instituted to commemorate the 1987 coup d'état. While the medal is known to have been instituted and awarded, no warrant has yet been traced.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ "Army Stages Coup, Ousts Woman Prime Minister In Transkei". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "Bantu Holomisa deposes Stella Sigcau as President of the Transkei". South African History Online. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ South Africa Homeland Militaries, May 1996 (Accessed 1 May 2015)
- ^ "Coup Attempted In Transkei Homeland". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ South African Medal Website - Transkei Defence Force (Accessed 30 April 2015)
- ^ Republic of South Africa Government Gazette Vol. 477, no. 27376, Pretoria, 11 March 2005, OCLC 72827981
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