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Francis William Reitz, president of the Orange Free State, is born in Swellendam, Cape Colony.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 27). Francis William Reitz, president of the Orange Free State, is born in Swellendam, Cape Colony.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092018
South African History Online (2012) 'Francis William Reitz, president of the Orange Free State, is born in Swellendam, Cape Colony.', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092018 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).
South African History Online, Francis William Reitz, president of the Orange Free State, is born in Swellendam, Cape Colony. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092018, (accessed 9 August 2026).
"Francis William Reitz, president of the Orange Free State, is born in Swellendam, Cape Colony.." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092018. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Francis William Reitz, president of the Orange Free State, is born in Swellendam, Cape Colony.." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092018.
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