Former President John Vorster says he has decided to withdraw from politics for family reasons.

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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.

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South African History Online. (2012, January 20). Former President John Vorster says he has decided to withdraw from politics for family reasons.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073041

South African History Online (2012) 'Former President John Vorster says he has decided to withdraw from politics for family reasons.', South African History Online, 20 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073041 (Accessed: 26 July 2026).

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"Former President John Vorster says he has decided to withdraw from politics for family reasons.." South African History Online, 20 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073041. Accessed 26 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Former President John Vorster says he has decided to withdraw from politics for family reasons.." South African History Online. January 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073041.