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Prime Minister HF Verwoerd is assassinated in parliament by Dimitri Tsafendas.
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- 14 Aug 2012
South African History Online. (2012, August 14). Prime Minister HF Verwoerd is assassinated in parliament by Dimitri Tsafendas.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090723
South African History Online (2012) 'Prime Minister HF Verwoerd is assassinated in parliament by Dimitri Tsafendas.', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090723 (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
South African History Online, Prime Minister HF Verwoerd is assassinated in parliament by Dimitri Tsafendas. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090723, (accessed 14 October 2026).
"Prime Minister HF Verwoerd is assassinated in parliament by Dimitri Tsafendas.." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090723. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Prime Minister HF Verwoerd is assassinated in parliament by Dimitri Tsafendas.." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090723.
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