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A cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing 255 people by the official count. The unofficial death
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 6). A cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing 255 people by the official count. The unofficial death. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071778
South African History Online (2012) 'A cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing 255 people by the official count. The unofficial death', South African History Online, 6 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071778 (Accessed: 9 November 2026).
South African History Online, A cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing 255 people by the official count. The unofficial death [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071778, (accessed 9 November 2026).
"A cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing 255 people by the official count. The unofficial death." South African History Online, 6 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071778. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "A cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing 255 people by the official count. The unofficial death." South African History Online. January 6, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071778.
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