1990 Venda coup d'état
Bloodless military coup d'état in Venda in 1990 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).[1]
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Date | 5 April 1990; 34 years ago (1990-04-05) |
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Location | Thohoyandou |
Type | Military coup |
Motive | Regime change |
Target | NPV–led government of Frank Ravele |
Organised by | Gabriel Ramushwana |
Participants | Venda Defence Force (faction) |
Outcome | Coup succeeds
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Ramushwana's military government stayed in power until January 1994,[2][3] several months before the reunification of Venda with South Africa after the first post-apartheid general election.[4]