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Peter Becker dies

Peter Becker dies

Date
18 May 1984
Updated
22 Aug 2019
Peter Becker dies

Peter Loubser Were Becker, writer of several popular historicl books on African people and their customs, died instantly after being hit by a car outside Florence, Arizona, USA. Becker was a special friend of the Zulu Royal family and Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi. References: Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2 , Pretoria: Vista.

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Peter Becker dies. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012550

South African History Online (2011) 'Peter Becker dies', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012550 (Accessed: 9 September 2026).

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"Peter Becker dies." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012550. Accessed 9 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Peter Becker dies." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012550.

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