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Probably the correct date of President Paul Kruger’s birth, though he himself gives the date as 10 October 1825.
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South African History Online. (2012, August 24). Probably the correct date of President Paul Kruger’s birth, though he himself gives the date as 10 October 1825.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091839
South African History Online (2012) 'Probably the correct date of President Paul Kruger’s birth, though he himself gives the date as 10 October 1825.', South African History Online, 24 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091839 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, Probably the correct date of President Paul Kruger’s birth, though he himself gives the date as 10 October 1825. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091839, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"Probably the correct date of President Paul Kruger’s birth, though he himself gives the date as 10 October 1825.." South African History Online, 24 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091839. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Probably the correct date of President Paul Kruger’s birth, though he himself gives the date as 10 October 1825.." South African History Online. August 24, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091839.
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