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Britain agrees to hand back all Dutch colonial possessions.
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01The Star, 13 August 2003, Milestones
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 10). Britain agrees to hand back all Dutch colonial possessions.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089670
South African History Online (2012) 'Britain agrees to hand back all Dutch colonial possessions.', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089670 (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
South African History Online, Britain agrees to hand back all Dutch colonial possessions. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089670, (accessed 14 October 2026).
"Britain agrees to hand back all Dutch colonial possessions.." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089670. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Britain agrees to hand back all Dutch colonial possessions.." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089670.
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