Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Helen Suzman, Member of Parliament for Houghton, to the Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa.
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Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 11 February 1977, Volume 106
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South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 11 February 1977, Volume 106 . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120451
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South African History Online, Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 11 February 1977, Volume 106 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120451, (accessed 6 September 2026).
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South African History Online. " Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 11 February 1977, Volume 106 ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120451.
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