Circular from the Christian Institute of Southern Africa containing personal eye-witness accounts of the role of riot police in provoking violence in Cape Town over the Christmas period in 1976.
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Role of riot police in the burnings and killings, Nyanga, Cape Town, Christmas 1976
- Origin date
- January 1977
- Updated
- 26 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Role of riot police in the burnings and killings, Nyanga, Cape Town, Christmas 1976 . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0112141
South African History Online (2016) 'Role of riot police in the burnings and killings, Nyanga, Cape Town, Christmas 1976 ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0112141 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).
South African History Online, Role of riot police in the burnings and killings, Nyanga, Cape Town, Christmas 1976 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0112141, (accessed 21 July 2026).
"Role of riot police in the burnings and killings, Nyanga, Cape Town, Christmas 1976 ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0112141. Accessed 21 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Role of riot police in the burnings and killings, Nyanga, Cape Town, Christmas 1976 ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0112141.
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