1994 Bophuthatswana crisis (original) (raw)

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The 1994 Bophuthatswana crisis was a major political crisis which began after Lucas Mangope, the president of Bophuthatswana, a South African bantustan created under apartheid, attempted to crush widespread labour unrest and popular demonstrations demanding the incorporation of the territory into South Africa pending non-racial elections later that year. Violent protests immediately broke out following President Mangope's announcement on 7 March that Bophuthatswana would boycott the South African general elections. These escalated into a civil service strike and a mutiny in the local armed forces, which was complicated by the arrival of right-wing Afrikaner extremists ostensibly seeking to preserve the Mangope government. The chaos lasted about four days before the president bowed to pressure and agreed to allow participation in the upcoming elections. However, Mangope once again reversed his decision. The South African Defence Force (SADF) responded by deposing him and restoring order on 12 March. The Bophuthatswana Crisis highlighted the deep unpopularity of the Mangope government and the bantustan system among most of its residents. It has been remembered largely for the televised shooting of three Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) militants by a black police officer. This proved to be a public relations disaster for the AWB and demoralised the movement, which was then intent on preserving white minority rule. (en)

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AWB: 4 killed, 3 wounded
Volksfront: 1 killed

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*AWB
*Afrikaner Volksfront
*BDFmutineers
*SADF
Bophuthatswana

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1994-03-11 (xsd:date)

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*Disestablishment ofbantustan
*Removal and abolition ofLucas Mangope's regime
Opposition-SADF victory

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AWB: 600
Security Forces: 10,000
Volksfront: 4,500

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dbr:North_West_(South_African_province)

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Map of Bophuthatswana within South Africa. (en)

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AWB: 4 killed, 3 wounded (en)
BDF: 50 dead, 285 wounded (en)
Volksfront: 1 killed (en)

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* SADF * BDF mutineers (en)
Bophuthatswana * Afrikaner Volksfront * AWB (en)

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F. W. de Klerk (en)
Constand Viljoen (en)
Douw Steyn (en)
Eugène Terre'Blanche (en)
Georg Meiring (en)
Jan Breytenbach (en)
Lucas Mangope (en)

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1994 (xsd:integer)

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1994-03-11 (xsd:date)

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the internal resistance to apartheid (en)

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dbr:South_Africa

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Opposition-SADF victory *Removal and abolition of Lucas Mangope's regime *Disestablishment of bantustan (en)

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AWB: 600 (en)
Security Forces: 10,000 (en)
Volksfront: 4,500 (en)

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Incorporation of Bophuthatswana into North West Province (en)

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The 1994 Bophuthatswana crisis was a major political crisis which began after Lucas Mangope, the president of Bophuthatswana, a South African bantustan created under apartheid, attempted to crush widespread labour unrest and popular demonstrations demanding the incorporation of the territory into South Africa pending non-racial elections later that year. Violent protests immediately broke out following President Mangope's announcement on 7 March that Bophuthatswana would boycott the South African general elections. These escalated into a civil service strike and a mutiny in the local armed forces, which was complicated by the arrival of right-wing Afrikaner extremists ostensibly seeking to preserve the Mangope government. The chaos lasted about four days before the president bowed to press (en)

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1994 Bophuthatswana crisis (en)

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