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Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, jurist, journalist, politician, farmer and first state president of SA, dies in Bloemfontein.
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- 23 Aug 2012
South African History Online. (2012, August 23). Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, jurist, journalist, politician, farmer and first state president of SA, dies in Bloemfontein.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091210
South African History Online (2012) 'Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, jurist, journalist, politician, farmer and first state president of SA, dies in Bloemfontein.', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091210 (Accessed: 7 October 2026).
South African History Online, Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, jurist, journalist, politician, farmer and first state president of SA, dies in Bloemfontein. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091210, (accessed 7 October 2026).
"Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, jurist, journalist, politician, farmer and first state president of SA, dies in Bloemfontein.." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091210. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, jurist, journalist, politician, farmer and first state president of SA, dies in Bloemfontein.." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091210.
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