A faction of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force, led by Rocky Malebana Metsing, attempts to overthrow the government of Chief Lucas Manyane Mangope, who is held hostage for at least fifteen hours in Kemonosi Stadium. Five people die in the coup and counter-coup and one is injured.
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A faction of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force, led by Rocky Malebana Metsing, attempts to overthrow the government of Chief Lucas Manyane Mangope.
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- 01South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 92
- 02Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 31). A faction of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force, led by Rocky Malebana Metsing, attempts to overthrow the government of Chief Lucas Manyane Mangope.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073638
South African History Online (2012) 'A faction of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force, led by Rocky Malebana Metsing, attempts to overthrow the government of Chief Lucas Manyane Mangope.', South African History Online, 31 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073638 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, A faction of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force, led by Rocky Malebana Metsing, attempts to overthrow the government of Chief Lucas Manyane Mangope. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073638, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"A faction of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force, led by Rocky Malebana Metsing, attempts to overthrow the government of Chief Lucas Manyane Mangope.." South African History Online, 31 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073638. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "A faction of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force, led by Rocky Malebana Metsing, attempts to overthrow the government of Chief Lucas Manyane Mangope.." South African History Online. January 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073638.
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