Countrywide State of Emergency is declared in terms of the Public Safety Act No 3 of 1953.

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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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
02https://www.andibradley.com/

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South African History Online. (2012, June 8). Countrywide State of Emergency is declared in terms of the Public Safety Act No 3 of 1953.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085822

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"Countrywide State of Emergency is declared in terms of the Public Safety Act No 3 of 1953.." South African History Online, 8 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085822. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "Countrywide State of Emergency is declared in terms of the Public Safety Act No 3 of 1953.." South African History Online. June 8, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085822.