The long trial of former Defence Minister, General Magnus Malan, ends.

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

The long trial of former Defence Minister, General Magnus Malan, ends. Malan and other former military officials are cleared of all charges relating to the murder of thirteen people in KwaMakhuta in 1987.

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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, August 27). The long trial of former Defence Minister, General Magnus Malan, ends.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092311

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South African History Online. "The long trial of former Defence Minister, General Magnus Malan, ends.." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092311.