Gabriel Ramushwana (1 July 1941 – 12 January 2015) was a head of state of the Bantustan of Venda.
Gabriel Ramushwana | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Head of State of Venda | |
| In office 5 April 1990 – 25 January 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Ravele |
| Succeeded by | Tshamano Ramabulana[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gabriel Ramushwana 1 July 1941 Musina, Transvaal, Union of South Africa |
| Died | 12 January 2015 (aged 73)[2] Thaba Tshwane Military Hospital, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa[3] |
| Political party | ANC (Military)[4] |
Military career
editHe joined the SAP in Welkom as a Constable in 1960 and was seconded to the SADF 112 Infantry Battalion as a Warrant Officer in 1973. After being rushed[citation needed] through SADF OCS, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant and a Company 2 i/c[a] in 112 Infantry Battalion in 1977. Promoted to Captain in 1980 and made Battalion Intelligence Officer. He was made the CO of the 1 Venda Battalion in 1981, and the deputy commanding officer of the Venda Defence Force in 1984.[5]
On 8 February 1994, he was made Major-General of the National Peacekeeping Force.[6]: 18
Biography
editOn 5 April 1990, he led the overthrow of the democratically elected government of President Frank Ravele and established a military government.[7]
Ramushwana died on 12 January 2015 at the age of 73.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ 2nd in Command
References
edit- ^ "South African homelands".
- ^ a b "Jacaranda FM - Former army general dies". jacarandafm.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Ex-army general Ramushwana dies". IOL. 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Former Venda head of state laid to rest". limpopomirror. 30 January 2015.
- ^ "the Second Applicant : Mutheiwana Gabriel Ramushwana". justice.gov.za. Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Amnesty Committee. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ Anglin, Douglas G. (1995). "The Life and Death of South Africa's National Peacekeeping Force". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 33 (1): 21–52. ISSN 0022-278X.
- ^ Who's who of Southern Africa. 1994. ISBN 9780958390217.