The government grants an amnesty in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Republic. Over 30,000 prisoners stand to benefi

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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, May 11). The government grants an amnesty in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Republic. Over 30,000 prisoners stand to benefi. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083207

South African History Online (2012) 'The government grants an amnesty in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Republic. Over 30,000 prisoners stand to benefi', South African History Online, 11 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083207 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).

South African History Online, The government grants an amnesty in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Republic. Over 30,000 prisoners stand to benefi [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083207, (accessed 25 September 2026).

"The government grants an amnesty in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Republic. Over 30,000 prisoners stand to benefi." South African History Online, 11 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083207. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "The government grants an amnesty in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Republic. Over 30,000 prisoners stand to benefi." South African History Online. May 11, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083207.