A newspaper reported that the South African government told the World Court in a letter that it is prepared to hold a plebicite so that the people of SWA may decide whether South Africa or the United Nations should administer the territory.
eventREF E-0012154Revised
28 January 1971
Plebiscite for South West Africa
- Updated
- 22 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Plebiscite for South West Africa. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012154
South African History Online (2011) 'Plebiscite for South West Africa', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012154 (Accessed: 6 November 2026).
South African History Online, Plebiscite for South West Africa [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012154, (accessed 6 November 2026).
"Plebiscite for South West Africa." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012154. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Plebiscite for South West Africa." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012154.
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