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Hendrik Swellengrebel becomes governor of the Cape.
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- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 3, p. 65.
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South African History Online. (2012, April 13). Hendrik Swellengrebel becomes governor of the Cape.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081697
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