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Diederik Johannes Opperman, Afrikaans poet, dramatist and litterateur, is born near Dundee, Natal. Verwey: New Dictionary of
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 23). Diederik Johannes Opperman, Afrikaans poet, dramatist and litterateur, is born near Dundee, Natal. Verwey: New Dictionary of. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091704
South African History Online (2012) 'Diederik Johannes Opperman, Afrikaans poet, dramatist and litterateur, is born near Dundee, Natal. Verwey: New Dictionary of', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091704 (Accessed: 7 October 2026).
South African History Online, Diederik Johannes Opperman, Afrikaans poet, dramatist and litterateur, is born near Dundee, Natal. Verwey: New Dictionary of [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091704, (accessed 7 October 2026).
"Diederik Johannes Opperman, Afrikaans poet, dramatist and litterateur, is born near Dundee, Natal. Verwey: New Dictionary of." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091704. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Diederik Johannes Opperman, Afrikaans poet, dramatist and litterateur, is born near Dundee, Natal. Verwey: New Dictionary of." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091704.
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