Prime Minister HF Verwoerd is assassinated in parliament by Dimitri Tsafendas.

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South African History Online. (2012, June 8). Prime Minister HF Verwoerd is assassinated in parliament by Dimitri Tsafendas.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085605

South African History Online (2012) 'Prime Minister HF Verwoerd is assassinated in parliament by Dimitri Tsafendas.', South African History Online, 8 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085605 (Accessed: 30 August 2026).

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"Prime Minister HF Verwoerd is assassinated in parliament by Dimitri Tsafendas.." South African History Online, 8 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085605. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Prime Minister HF Verwoerd is assassinated in parliament by Dimitri Tsafendas.." South African History Online. June 8, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085605.