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Belgium grounds a planeload of President Mobutu Sese Seko’s newly printed money in a bid to force him to surrender power.
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South African History Online. (2012, January 31). Belgium grounds a planeload of President Mobutu Sese Seko’s newly printed money in a bid to force him to surrender power.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073357
South African History Online (2012) 'Belgium grounds a planeload of President Mobutu Sese Seko’s newly printed money in a bid to force him to surrender power.', South African History Online, 31 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073357 (Accessed: 27 September 2026).
South African History Online, Belgium grounds a planeload of President Mobutu Sese Seko’s newly printed money in a bid to force him to surrender power. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073357, (accessed 27 September 2026).
"Belgium grounds a planeload of President Mobutu Sese Seko’s newly printed money in a bid to force him to surrender power.." South African History Online, 31 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073357. Accessed 27 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Belgium grounds a planeload of President Mobutu Sese Seko’s newly printed money in a bid to force him to surrender power.." South African History Online. January 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073357.
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