Amichand Rajbansi is fired from Parliament

Date: 20 Dec 1988
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Amichand Rajbansi is fired from Parliament

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.

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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]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Amichand Rajbansi is fired from Parliament. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012796

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South African History Online. "Amichand Rajbansi is fired from Parliament." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012796.