What the records say
- When
- 5 Apr 1990
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 22.95° S, 30.48° E
- Description
- bloodless military coup d'état in Venda in 1990
1990 Venda coup d'état
Bloodless military coup d'état in Venda
The 1990 Venda coup d'état was a bloodless military coup in Venda, an unrecognised state and a nominally independent South African homeland for the Venda people, which took place on 5 April 1990. The coup was led by the then 48-year-old Colonel Gabriel Ramushwana, the Chief of Staff of the Venda Defence Force, against the government of President Frank Ravele (NPV).
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