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Independence of South Africa

Name: Independence of South Africa – South Africa factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

South Africa · Warfare / South Africa War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1975Date range

1Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1975

Balthazar Johannes Vorster26 June 1975

Warfare / South Africa War

A Marxist black state takes over after independence from Portugal, a friendly power

Names involved

Balthazar Johannes Vorster

Provenance

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