Frank Ravele | |
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| 2ndPresident of Venda | |
| In office 17 April 1988 – 5 April 1990 Acting: 17 April 1988 – 10 May 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Mphephu |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Ramushwana (Head of State [Chairman of the Council of National Unity]) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank Ndwakhulu Ravele 1926 Old Mauluma,Transvaal,Union of South Africa |
| Died | 1999(1999-00-00) (aged 72–73) |
| Political party | National Party of Venda |
Chief Frank Ndwakhulu Ravele (1926–1999) was the secondpresident of thebantustan ofVenda, which was granted nominal independence fromSouth Africa on 13 September 1979.[1]
Ravele became president on 17 April 1988, after the death of ChiefPatrick Mphephu, the firstpresident of Venda;[2] he served inacting capacity until 10 May. Previously, Ravele served in the cabinet as finance minister. When violent strikes and riots broke out in early 1990, he was overthrown on 5 April ina bloodless coup by GeneralGabriel Ramushwana, then chief of staff of theVenda Defence Force.[3]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | President of Venda 1988–1990 | Succeeded byas Head of State (Chairman of the Council of National Unity) |
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