John Lawrence, Winnie Mandela’s bodyguard, dies after a shoot-out in the centre of Johannesburg.

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South African History Online. (2011, November 21). John Lawrence, Winnie Mandela’s bodyguard, dies after a shoot-out in the centre of Johannesburg.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069866

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