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1987 Transkei coup d'état

30 Nov 1987 · 31.59° S, 28.79° E

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When
30 Nov 1987
Kind
Coup
Coordinates
31.59° S, 28.79° E
Description
bloodless military coup d'état

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, the Chief of the Transkei Defence Force, against the government of Prime Minister Stella Sigcau (TNIP).

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