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The Venda government under President Frank Ravele falls in a military coup led by Lieutenant Colonel Gabriel Ramushwana, who im
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- 01South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, pp. lx, 436
- 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.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, March 30). The Venda government under President Frank Ravele falls in a military coup led by Lieutenant Colonel Gabriel Ramushwana, who im. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081183
South African History Online (2012) 'The Venda government under President Frank Ravele falls in a military coup led by Lieutenant Colonel Gabriel Ramushwana, who im', South African History Online, 30 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081183 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, The Venda government under President Frank Ravele falls in a military coup led by Lieutenant Colonel Gabriel Ramushwana, who im [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081183, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"The Venda government under President Frank Ravele falls in a military coup led by Lieutenant Colonel Gabriel Ramushwana, who im." South African History Online, 30 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081183. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Venda government under President Frank Ravele falls in a military coup led by Lieutenant Colonel Gabriel Ramushwana, who im." South African History Online. March 30, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081183.
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