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Andries (Wilhelmus Jacobus) Pretorius, Voortrekker leader after whom Pretoria was named, dies in the Magaliesberg district.
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- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 115
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 20). Andries (Wilhelmus Jacobus) Pretorius, Voortrekker leader after whom Pretoria was named, dies in the Magaliesberg district.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088645
South African History Online (2012) 'Andries (Wilhelmus Jacobus) Pretorius, Voortrekker leader after whom Pretoria was named, dies in the Magaliesberg district.', South African History Online, 20 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088645 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).
South African History Online, Andries (Wilhelmus Jacobus) Pretorius, Voortrekker leader after whom Pretoria was named, dies in the Magaliesberg district. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088645, (accessed 9 August 2026).
"Andries (Wilhelmus Jacobus) Pretorius, Voortrekker leader after whom Pretoria was named, dies in the Magaliesberg district.." South African History Online, 20 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088645. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Andries (Wilhelmus Jacobus) Pretorius, Voortrekker leader after whom Pretoria was named, dies in the Magaliesberg district.." South African History Online. July 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088645.
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