Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd21 March 1960
Faces a national political crisis after police killings at Sharpeville.
South Africa · Government / Government of South Africa. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Faces a national political crisis after police killings at Sharpeville.
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