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Former president Nelson Mandela receives the City of Johannesburg’s highest honour, the Freedom of the City, from Johannesburg
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- 20 Jul 2012
South African History Online. (2012, July 20). Former president Nelson Mandela receives the City of Johannesburg’s highest honour, the Freedom of the City, from Johannesburg. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088694
South African History Online (2012) 'Former president Nelson Mandela receives the City of Johannesburg’s highest honour, the Freedom of the City, from Johannesburg', South African History Online, 20 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088694 (Accessed: 13 October 2026).
South African History Online, Former president Nelson Mandela receives the City of Johannesburg’s highest honour, the Freedom of the City, from Johannesburg [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088694, (accessed 13 October 2026).
"Former president Nelson Mandela receives the City of Johannesburg’s highest honour, the Freedom of the City, from Johannesburg." South African History Online, 20 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088694. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Former president Nelson Mandela receives the City of Johannesburg’s highest honour, the Freedom of the City, from Johannesburg." South African History Online. July 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088694.
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