Bantu Holomisa

Bantubonke Harrington Holomisa[1] (born 25 July 1955[1][2]) is a South African Member of Parliament[1] and President of the United Democratic Movement.[2]

General

Bantu Holomisa

MP
4th Head of Government of Transkei
In office
30 December 1987 – 26 April 1994
PresidentT.N.V. Ndamase
Preceded byStella Sigcau
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born
Bantubonke Harrington Holomisa

(1955-07-25) 25 July 1955
Mqanduli, Cape Province, South Africa
Political partyUnited Democratic Movement (1997–present)
Other political
affiliations		African National Congress (1994–1996)

Holomisa was born in Mqanduli, Cape Province.[1] He joined the Transkei Defence Force in 1976[1] and had become a Brigadier by 1985.[1][3]

Holomisa forced the resignation and exile of Prime Minister of Transkei George Matanzima in October 1987[4][5] and overthrew Matanzima's successor, Prime Minister Stella Sigcau[6] in December 1987. Holomisa then became the head of government of Transkei from 1987 to 1994, upon which Transkei was reintegrated into the "new" South Africa.[1]

National politics

In 1994 Holomisa was elected to the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress,[1][2] and was the Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism of South Africa.[1][7] After testifying before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission he was expelled from the ANC[7] on 30 September 1996.[8]

He co-founded the United Democratic Movement in 1997[7] with John Taylor former ANC executive member and Roelf Meyer,[9] and was elected to parliament in 1999.[1][7]

Bantu Holomisa and UDM supported a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma on several occasions, including on 8 August 2017.[10][11]

Personal life

He supports South African football club Kaizer Chiefs, for whom he declared his love in an interview with Radio 702 in 2015.[12]

References
  1. "General Bantubonke Harrington "Bantu" Holomisa (profile)". Who's who of Southern Africa. 24.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
  2. "Holomisa, H. Bantubonke (Bantu) – co-founder and president of United Democratic Movement". Contemporary African Database. The Africa Centre. Archived from the original on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
  3. Pissarra, Mario (1 November 2001). "Holomisa, H. Bantubonke (Bantu)". Contemporary African Database. The Africa Centre. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
  4. Mgaqelwa, Abongile (8 August 2013). "Matanzima dies after hijack". Daily Dispatch. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  5. "Chief George Mzimvubu Mathanzima, former Prime Minister of Transkei, dies". South Africa History Online. 10 November 2000. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  6. "Stella Sigcau dead at 69". Mail&Guardian. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
  7. "Résumé of Mr HB Holomisa, MP". UDM. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
  8. "The rise and fall of Bantu Holomisa". African National Congress, Department of Information and Publicity. 30 May 1997. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
  9. Bell, Terry; Dumisa Buhle Ntsebeza (2003). "The nerve centre of apartheid". Unfinished business: South Africa, apartheid and truth. Verso. p. 30. ISBN 1-85984-545-2. roelf meyer udm founded.
  10. "Holomisa: UDM will support DA motion of no confidence". 702. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  11. "Filcon scandal: fresh claims". www.onlinetenders.co.za. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  12. "Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates: Celebrity Fans - Goal.com". Goal.com. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by
Stella Sigcau
as Prime Minister		 Head of Government of Transkei
Head of the Military Council
1987–1994		 Position abolished
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