Alan Paton, author of Cry, the Beloved Country and founder member of the Liberal Party in 1953, dies.

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South African History Online. (2012, April 5). Alan Paton, author of Cry, the Beloved Country and founder member of the Liberal Party in 1953, dies.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081546

South African History Online (2012) 'Alan Paton, author of Cry, the Beloved Country and founder member of the Liberal Party in 1953, dies.', South African History Online, 5 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081546 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).

South African History Online, Alan Paton, author of Cry, the Beloved Country and founder member of the Liberal Party in 1953, dies. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081546, (accessed 24 September 2026).

"Alan Paton, author of Cry, the Beloved Country and founder member of the Liberal Party in 1953, dies.." South African History Online, 5 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081546. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Alan Paton, author of Cry, the Beloved Country and founder member of the Liberal Party in 1953, dies.." South African History Online. April 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081546.