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'''H. Bantubonke Holomisa'''<ref name="pissarra2001">{{cite web
'''Bantubonke Harrington Holomisa'''<ref name="whoswho">{{cite web
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|title=General Bantubonke Harrington "Bantu" Holomisa (profile)
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|work=Who's who of Southern Africa
|publisher=24.com}}</ref> (born [[1955-07-25]]<ref name="whoswho" /><ref name="cad6135">{{cite web
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|title=Holomisa, H. Bantubonke (Bantu) - co-founder and president of United Democratic Movement
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|work=Contemporary Africa database
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|publisher=The Africa Centre}}</ref> in [[Mqanduli]], [[Eastern Cape]]<ref name="whoswho" />) is a [[South African]] [[Member of Parliament]] representing the [[United Democratic Movement (South Africa)|United Democratic Movement]]<ref name="whoswho" />.

Holomisa joined the [[Transkei]] Defence Force in 1976<ref name="whoswho" /> and had become a [[Brigadier]] by 1985<ref name="whoswho" /><ref name="pissarra2001">{{cite web
|url=http://people.africadatabase.org/en/profile/6135.html
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|title=Holomisa, H. Bantubonke (Bantu)
|title=Holomisa, H. Bantubonke (Bantu)
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|date=2001-11-01
|date=2001-11-01
|work=Contemporary Africa database
|work=Contemporary Africa database
|publisher=The Africa Centre}}</ref>, also called '''Harrington Holomisa'''{{Fact|date=December 2007}} (born [[1955-07-25]]<ref name="cad6135">{{cite web
|publisher=The Africa Centre}}</ref>. He overthrew [[Prime Minister]] [[Stella Sigcau]]<ref name="mg2006">{{cite news
|title=Stella Sigcau dead at 69
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|url=http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=271050&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/
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|title=Holomisa, H. Bantubonke (Bantu) - co-founder and president of United Democratic Movement
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|accessdate=2007-12-12
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|work=Contemporary Africa database
|accessdate=2007-12-14}}</ref> in 1987 and was the [[Heads of government of Transkei|Transkei's head of state]] from 1987 to 1994<ref name="whoswho" />.
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|publisher=The Africa Centre}}</ref>) is a [[South African]] [[Member of Parliament]] representing the [[United Democratic Movement (South Africa)|United Democratic Movement]].

Holomisa was a general in the homeland of [[Transkei]], helping to overthrow its [[Prime Minister]] [[Stella Sigcau]] in 1987.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} He was the last head of state of [[Transkei]] from 1987 to 1994.{{Fact|date=December 2007}}


In 1994 Holomisa was elected to the [[African National Congress]] National Executive Committee<ref name="cad6135" />, and was the Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism of South Africa<ref name="udm-holomisa">{{cite web
In 1994 Holomisa was elected to the [[African National Congress]] National Executive Committee<ref name="whoswho" /><ref name="cad6135" />, and was the Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism of South Africa<ref name="whoswho" /><ref name="udm-holomisa">{{cite web
|url=http://www.udm.org.za/page_holomisa.htm
|url=http://www.udm.org.za/page_holomisa.htm
|title=Résumé of Mr HB Holomisa, MP
|title=Résumé of Mr HB Holomisa, MP
|accessdate=2007-12-12
|accessdate=2007-12-12
|publisher=UDM}}</ref>. After testifying at the [[Truth and Reconciliation Commission]] he was expelled from the ANC<ref name="udm-holomisa" /> on [[1996-09-30]]<ref name="">{{cite web
|publisher=UDM}}</ref>. After testifying at the [[Truth and Reconciliation Commission]] he was expelled from the ANC<ref name="udm-holomisa" /> on [[1996-09-30]]<ref name="riseandfall">{{cite web
|url=http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/misc/holomisa.html
|url=http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/misc/holomisa.html
|title=The rise and fall of Bantu Holomisa
|title=The rise and fall of Bantu Holomisa
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|publisher=African National Congress, Department of Information and Publicity}}</ref>.
|publisher=African National Congress, Department of Information and Publicity}}</ref>.


He co-founded the UDM in 1997<ref name="udm-holomisa" /> with [[Roelf Meyer]], and was elected to parliament in 1999<ref name="udm-holomisa" />.
He co-founded the UDM in 1997<ref name="udm-holomisa" /> with [[Roelf Meyer]],<ref name="bell2003p30">{{cite book
|last=Bell
|first=Terry
|coauthors=Dumisa Buhle Ntsebeza
|title=Unfinished business: South Africa, apartheid and truth
|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ALA8SgeiA_wC&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=%22roelf+meyer%22+udm+founded&source=web&ots=SeWDY364Wf&sig=m7SKm163FfAXJ9IpqfyfuBcp7E4
|year=2003
|publisher=Verso
|isbn=1859845452
|pages=p. 30
|chapter=The nerve centre of apartheid
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|quote=}}</ref> and was elected to parliament in 1999<ref name="whoswho" /><ref name="udm-holomisa" />.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:28, 14 December 2007

Bantubonke Harrington Holomisa[1] (born 1955-07-25[1][2] in Mqanduli, Eastern Cape[1]) is a South African Member of Parliament representing the United Democratic Movement[1].

Holomisa joined the Transkei Defence Force in 1976[1] and had become a Brigadier by 1985[1][3]. He overthrew Prime Minister Stella Sigcau[4] in 1987 and was the Transkei's head of state from 1987 to 1994[1].

In 1994 Holomisa was elected to the African National Congress National Executive Committee[1][2], and was the Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism of South Africa[1][5]. After testifying at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission he was expelled from the ANC[5] on 1996-09-30[6].

He co-founded the UDM in 1997[5] with Roelf Meyer,[7] and was elected to parliament in 1999[1][5].

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "General Bantubonke Harrington "Bantu" Holomisa (profile)". Who's who of Southern Africa. 24.com. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  2. ^ a b "Holomisa, H. Bantubonke (Bantu) - co-founder and president of United Democratic Movement". Contemporary Africa database. The Africa Centre. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  3. ^ Pissarra, Mario (2001-11-01). "Holomisa, H. Bantubonke (Bantu)". Contemporary Africa database. The Africa Centre. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  4. ^ "Stella Sigcau dead at 69". Mail&Guardian. 2006-05-08. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  5. ^ a b c d "Résumé of Mr HB Holomisa, MP". UDM. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  6. ^ "The rise and fall of Bantu Holomisa". African National Congress, Department of Information and Publicity. 1997-05-30. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  7. ^ Bell, Terry (2003). "The nerve centre of apartheid". Unfinished business: South Africa, apartheid and truth. Verso. pp. p. 30. ISBN 1859845452. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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