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John Stephen Gomas, trade unionist and political activist, dies in Cape Town.
- Updated
- 30 Apr 2012
South African History Online. (2012, April 23). John Stephen Gomas, trade unionist and political activist, dies in Cape Town.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082198
South African History Online (2012) 'John Stephen Gomas, trade unionist and political activist, dies in Cape Town.', South African History Online, 23 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082198 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
South African History Online, John Stephen Gomas, trade unionist and political activist, dies in Cape Town. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082198, (accessed 12 October 2026).
"John Stephen Gomas, trade unionist and political activist, dies in Cape Town.." South African History Online, 23 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082198. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "John Stephen Gomas, trade unionist and political activist, dies in Cape Town.." South African History Online. April 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082198.
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