Major General Bantu Holomisa, who became head of a military state in Transkei after a coup in December 1987, lifts martial law

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01South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 130

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South African History Online. (2011, December 14). Major General Bantu Holomisa, who became head of a military state in Transkei after a coup in December 1987, lifts martial law. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071550

South African History Online (2011) 'Major General Bantu Holomisa, who became head of a military state in Transkei after a coup in December 1987, lifts martial law', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071550 (Accessed: 28 July 2026).

South African History Online, Major General Bantu Holomisa, who became head of a military state in Transkei after a coup in December 1987, lifts martial law [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071550, (accessed 28 July 2026).

"Major General Bantu Holomisa, who became head of a military state in Transkei after a coup in December 1987, lifts martial law." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071550. Accessed 28 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Major General Bantu Holomisa, who became head of a military state in Transkei after a coup in December 1987, lifts martial law." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071550.