1976 Satavian coup d'état

1976 Satavian coup d'état
Part of the Satavian Crisis
Soldiers of the Hope Province Provincial Guard look on as fires blaze out of control at the National Party Headquarters, Port Hope
Date	27 September 1976; 48 years ago
Location	Satavia
Caused by	Attempts by the government of General Botha to end the 1975-76 Satavian protests by force Arrest of the editorial board of the Hope Post following the newspaper's failure to comply with emergency censorship regulations Political repression by the National Party regime on civil liberties, political freedoms and freedom of expression. Reaction to the forced passage of the Emergency (Martial Law) Ordanance 154 by the National Party
Methods	Coup d'état
Resulted in	Coup successful Arrest and removal from power of National Party politicians, including General Botha End of the National Party's 37-year rule Beginning of the Satavian Crisis Democratic rule restored End of the Republic of Satavia and the proclamation of the Satavian Federation
Parties to the civil conflict
Satavian Armed Forces Port Hope Provincial Guard Satavian Naval Service Port Hope Police Constabulary Pro-democracy protesters Satavian Government National Party
Lead figures
Johannes Klopper Pieter Schmidt Jonathon Roper Max van der Graaf Hendrik Botha Willem Pieters Gustav Barclay  † Edward Harrison
Casualties
2 police officers killed 34 National Party members killed