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Africa Day.
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- 18 May 2012
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South African History Online. (2012, May 18). Africa Day.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083388
South African History Online (2012) 'Africa Day.', South African History Online, 18 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083388 (Accessed: 5 August 2026).
South African History Online, Africa Day. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083388, (accessed 5 August 2026).
"Africa Day.." South African History Online, 18 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083388. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Africa Day.." South African History Online. May 18, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083388.
Further reading
Place
Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
Manuel Perestrelo visited Cape St Francis in 1575 and named it 'Bahia de Sao Francisco'.
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