Gabriel Ramushwana
3rd Head of State of Venda
In office
5 April 1990 – 25 January 1994
Preceded byFrank Ravele
Succeeded byTshamano Ramabulana[1]
Personal details
Born
Gabriel Ramushwana

(1941-07-01)1 July 1941
Musina, Union of South Africa
Died12 January 2015(2015-01-12) (aged 73)[2]
Thaba Tshwane Military Hospital, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa[3]
Political partyANC (Military)[4]

Gabriel Ramushwana (1 July 1941 – 12 January 2015) was a head of state of the Bantustan of Venda. He 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 through SADF OCS, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant and a Company 2 i/c[lower-alpha 1] 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 5 April 1990, he led the overthrow of the democratically elected government of President Frank Ravele and established a military government.[6] Ramushwana died on 12 January 2015 at the age of 73.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ 2nd in Command

References

  1. ↑ "South African homelands".
  2. 1 2 "Jacaranda FM - Former army general dies". www.jacarandafm.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ex-army general Ramushwana dies". IOL. 19 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Former Venda head of state laid to rest". limpopomirror. 30 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "THE SECOND APPLICANT : MUTHEIWANA GABRIEL RAMUSHWANA". justice.gov.za. TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION - AMNESTY COMMITTEE. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  6. ↑ Who's who of Southern Africa. 1994. ISBN 9780958390217.
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