South African President P.W. Botha fires the government's only Indian Cabinet Minister, Amichand Rajbansi, with effect from 1 January 1989. He also removes him from the leadership of the Indian House of Parliament, and the Indian "mini- cabinet", as well as Minister of Housing for Indians.
eventREF E-0012796Revised
20 December 1988
Amichand Rajbansi is fired from Parliament
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01SAHO Amichand Rajbansi [online] Available at: www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed on 3 December 2013]
- 02Durban Amichand Rajbansi [online] Available at: www1.durban.gov.za [Accessed on 3 december 2013]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Amichand Rajbansi is fired from Parliament. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012796
South African History Online (2011) 'Amichand Rajbansi is fired from Parliament', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012796 (Accessed: 8 October 2026).
South African History Online, Amichand Rajbansi is fired from Parliament [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012796, (accessed 8 October 2026).
"Amichand Rajbansi is fired from Parliament." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012796. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Amichand Rajbansi is fired from Parliament." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012796.
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