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Homeland leader Qqozo stands trial

Homeland leader Qqozo stands trial

Date
9 Nov 1993
Updated
22 Aug 2019
Homeland leader Qqozo stands trial

Brigadier Joshua Oupa Qqozo, military leader of Ciskei homeland, went on trial in the Ciskei Supreme Court. He faced charges of murder or incitement to murder, relating to the killing of Lieutenant Charles Sebe during a coup attempt in January, 1991. The judge rejected the view of Qqozo's counsel that under common law principles, established under English Law, the head of state could not be prosecuted, saying that he saw no link between the English law prerogative that the monarch can do no wrong and Qqozo. Source: Keesing's Record of World Events, News Digest for October 1993, P 39723.

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Homeland leader Qqozo stands trial. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013110

South African History Online (2011) 'Homeland leader Qqozo stands trial', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013110 (Accessed: 31 July 2026).

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South African History Online. "Homeland leader Qqozo stands trial." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013110.

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