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General Johan van den Merwe, National Police Commissioner (1990-1995), admits that he gave the order in 1988 for the police to
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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.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 28). General Johan van den Merwe, National Police Commissioner (1990-1995), admits that he gave the order in 1988 for the police to. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092713
South African History Online (2012) 'General Johan van den Merwe, National Police Commissioner (1990-1995), admits that he gave the order in 1988 for the police to', South African History Online, 28 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092713 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, General Johan van den Merwe, National Police Commissioner (1990-1995), admits that he gave the order in 1988 for the police to [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092713, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"General Johan van den Merwe, National Police Commissioner (1990-1995), admits that he gave the order in 1988 for the police to." South African History Online, 28 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092713. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "General Johan van den Merwe, National Police Commissioner (1990-1995), admits that he gave the order in 1988 for the police to." South African History Online. August 28, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092713.
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