President de Klerk warns General Bantu Holomisa

Date: 31 Mar 1993
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

President de Klerk warns General Bantu Holomisa

Speaking after the publication of a report on the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) by the Goldstone Commission, President F.W. de Klerk issued a stern warning to General Bantu Holomisa, leader of the Transkei homeland, who was accused of aiding the activities of APLA. According to the report APLA's high command was based in Transkei and the homeland was used as a springboard for attacks. De Klerk immediately dispatched 1 000 troops to blockade Transkei in order to stop the movement of APLA members.

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01Keesing's Record of World Events: News Digest for March 1994 , p 39350.
02ANC, The Rise and Fall of Bantu Holomisa, from African National Congress, [online], Available at www.anc.org.za [Accessed: 12 March 2014]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). President de Klerk warns General Bantu Holomisa. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013086

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