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Neil Aggett dies in detention
- Date
- 5 Feb 1982
- Updated
- 4 Feb 2020
Neil Aggett, Transvaal organiser for the Food and Canning Workers Union and African Food and Canning Workers Union, allegedly commits suicide while in detention by hanging himself with a scarf. He is the first White person to die in detention since 1963. At the time of his untimely death, he was 28 years old.
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- 01Fawu, Dr. Neil Aggett, from Fawu Tributes, [online], Available at fawu.org.za [Accessed: 11 February 2013]
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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Neil Aggett dies in detention. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012471
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South African History Online. "Neil Aggett dies in detention." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012471.
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