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Archduke Frans Ferdinand, Austrian heir to the throne, and his wife are shot and killed by a student in Sarajevo. This lead
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, June 22). Archduke Frans Ferdinand, Austrian heir to the throne, and his wife are shot and killed by a student in Sarajevo. This lead. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086481
South African History Online (2012) 'Archduke Frans Ferdinand, Austrian heir to the throne, and his wife are shot and killed by a student in Sarajevo. This lead', South African History Online, 22 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086481 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).
South African History Online, Archduke Frans Ferdinand, Austrian heir to the throne, and his wife are shot and killed by a student in Sarajevo. This lead [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086481, (accessed 24 September 2026).
"Archduke Frans Ferdinand, Austrian heir to the throne, and his wife are shot and killed by a student in Sarajevo. This lead." South African History Online, 22 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086481. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Archduke Frans Ferdinand, Austrian heir to the throne, and his wife are shot and killed by a student in Sarajevo. This lead." South African History Online. June 22, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086481.
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