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Jan Christian Smuts, who was to become the Union of South Africa’s second prime minister, is born on the farm Bovenplaats near
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01---, (2005). 'Pretoria 1855-2005: Chronologie 1798-1935', Bylaag tot Rekord.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, May 18). Jan Christian Smuts, who was to become the Union of South Africa’s second prime minister, is born on the farm Bovenplaats near. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083436
South African History Online (2012) 'Jan Christian Smuts, who was to become the Union of South Africa’s second prime minister, is born on the farm Bovenplaats near', South African History Online, 18 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083436 (Accessed: 11 November 2026).
South African History Online, Jan Christian Smuts, who was to become the Union of South Africa’s second prime minister, is born on the farm Bovenplaats near [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083436, (accessed 11 November 2026).
"Jan Christian Smuts, who was to become the Union of South Africa’s second prime minister, is born on the farm Bovenplaats near." South African History Online, 18 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083436. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Jan Christian Smuts, who was to become the Union of South Africa’s second prime minister, is born on the farm Bovenplaats near." South African History Online. May 18, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083436.
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