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Afrikaans is used for the first time in an International Document

Date
11 Sep 1928
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Afrikaans is used for the first time in an International Document

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  1. 01Richard Katherine Schulz,  
  2. 02Southern African Places, Afrikaans Language Museum, [online] Available at www.places.co.za [Accessed: 10 September 2013]">Afrikaners  ,from About.com Geography, 17 March,  [online] Available at geography.about.com  [Accessed: 10 September 2013]
  3. 03Southern African Places, Afrikaans Language Museum, [online] Available at www.places.co.za [Accessed: 10 September 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2019, May 2). Afrikaans is used for the first time in an International Document . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0129919

South African History Online (2019) 'Afrikaans is used for the first time in an International Document ', South African History Online, 2 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0129919 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, Afrikaans is used for the first time in an International Document [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0129919, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"Afrikaans is used for the first time in an International Document ." South African History Online, 2 May 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0129919. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Afrikaans is used for the first time in an International Document ." South African History Online. May 2, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0129919.

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