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B.J. Vorster is sworn in as State President in Pretoria, the occasion being marked by a display of the country’s military force
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- 01Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 27). B.J. Vorster is sworn in as State President in Pretoria, the occasion being marked by a display of the country’s military force. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092253
South African History Online (2012) 'B.J. Vorster is sworn in as State President in Pretoria, the occasion being marked by a display of the country’s military force', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092253 (Accessed: 11 August 2026).
South African History Online, B.J. Vorster is sworn in as State President in Pretoria, the occasion being marked by a display of the country’s military force [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092253, (accessed 11 August 2026).
"B.J. Vorster is sworn in as State President in Pretoria, the occasion being marked by a display of the country’s military force." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092253. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "B.J. Vorster is sworn in as State President in Pretoria, the occasion being marked by a display of the country’s military force." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092253.
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