Coup plot in Ciskei homeland fails as soldiers refuse to join

The Boston Globe | February 10, 1991| | Copyright

JOHANNESBURG -- Senior military officers tried to overthrow the military government in the black homeland of Ciskei yesterday, but the plan failed when soldiers refused to take part, officials said.

It was the second reported coup attempt in two weeks in the nominally independent homeland on the Indian Ocean. South African troops entered Ciskei to help keep order after the attempt, and the capital of Bisho was reported calm by afternoon.

The military ruler, Brig. Gen. Oupa Gqozo, appeared on television yesterday evening and said loyal soldiers were in control. "Their morale is very ...

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