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Stella Sigcau, Prime minister of the South African Bantustan of Transkei, is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Bantu Holomisa.
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Stella Sigcau
South African politician (1937–2006)
Stella Nomzamo Sigcau was a South African politician. Sigcau was also the first female Prime Minister of the bantustan of Transkei before being deposed in a military coup in 1987. After Transkei was merged into South Africa following the end of apartheid, Sigcau became a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bantustan
Territory under apartheid in South Africa
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1987 Transkei coup d'état
Bloodless military coup d'état in Transkei
The 1987 Transkei coup d'état was a bloodless military coup in Transkei, an unrecognised state and a nominally independent South African homeland for the Xhosa people, which took place on 30 December 1987. The coup was led by the then 32-year-old Major General Bantu Holomisa,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bantu Holomisa
South African politician (born 1955)
Bantubonke Harrington Holomisa is a South African politician. He is a member of parliament for and president of the United Democratic Movement. and the current Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans. Holomisa was born in Mqanduli, Cape Province. He joined the Transkei…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 30
Day of the year
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