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eventREF E-0123179Revised

3 March 1971

Beatles unbanned

Updated
30 Sep 2019
Beatles unbanned

On this day, the South African Broadcasting Corporation lifted its ban on The Beatles. [1]

Endnotes

[1] The Beatles, http://www.southafrica.to/history/history1948.htm (8 April 2017). ↵

How we know this

  1. 01The Beatles, https://www.southafrica.to/history/history1948.htm (8 April 2017).

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2017, April 10). Beatles unbanned. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0123179

South African History Online (2017) 'Beatles unbanned', South African History Online, 10 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0123179 (Accessed: 7 November 2026).

South African History Online, Beatles unbanned [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0123179, (accessed 7 November 2026).

"Beatles unbanned." South African History Online, 10 Apr. 2017, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0123179. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "Beatles unbanned." South African History Online. April 10, 2017. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0123179.

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