Bantu Holomisa
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Bantu Holomisa is a South African politician and former military leader best known as the co-founder and long-time president of the United Democratic Movement (UDM).
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South African politician
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former military leader ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn | South African politics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | United Democratic Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRepresented | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-07-25 ⓘ |
| era | post-apartheid era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Xhosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expulsionReason | public allegations of corruption against senior ANC figures ⓘ |
| familyName | Holomisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderOf | United Democratic Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Bantubonke Harrington Holomisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Bantubonke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalRole | opposition party leader ⓘ |
| hasTitle | General ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Transkei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-founding the United Democratic Movement
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opposition politics in post-apartheid South Africa ⓘ role as military ruler of Transkei ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Xhosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | United Democratic Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major General ⓘ |
| notableFor | long-time leadership of the UDM ⓘ |
| notableWork | building the United Democratic Movement as a national party ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| officeHeld | Member of the National Assembly of South Africa ⓘ |
| participatedIn | South African constitutional negotiations ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mqanduli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | anti-corruption advocacy ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | centrist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Head of the Transkei Defence Force
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Military ruler of Transkei ⓘ President of the United Democratic Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyMemberOf |
African National Congress
NERFINISHED
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Transkei National Independence Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Eastern Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Transkei Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPowerIn | Transkei coup d’état of 1987 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasExpelledFrom | African National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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