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Martial Law

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

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1914Date range
1Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1914

Jan Christian Smuts1914

Government / Government of South Africa

A railway strike turns into a general strike & Smuts declares martial law

Names involved

Jan Christian Smuts

Provenance

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