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Alan Paton, author of Cry, the Beloved Country and founder member of the Liberal Party in 1953, dies.
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- 30 Apr 2012
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-0081630
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-0081630 (Accessed: 8 November 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-0081630, (accessed 8 November 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-0081630. Accessed 8 Nov. 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-0081630.
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