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Government Response to Sharpeville

South Africa · Government / Government of South Africa. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1960Date range
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Chronological records

1960

Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd21 March 1960

Pretoria · Government / Government of South Africa

Defends government security policy amid international condemnation.

Names involved

Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd

Provenance

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