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Ruth First, journalist, academic and anti-apartheid activist, is assassinated in Maputo when opening a letter bomb addressed t
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 10). Ruth First, journalist, academic and anti-apartheid activist, is assassinated in Maputo when opening a letter bomb addressed t. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089864
South African History Online (2012) 'Ruth First, journalist, academic and anti-apartheid activist, is assassinated in Maputo when opening a letter bomb addressed t', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089864 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, Ruth First, journalist, academic and anti-apartheid activist, is assassinated in Maputo when opening a letter bomb addressed t [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089864, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"Ruth First, journalist, academic and anti-apartheid activist, is assassinated in Maputo when opening a letter bomb addressed t." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089864. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Ruth First, journalist, academic and anti-apartheid activist, is assassinated in Maputo when opening a letter bomb addressed t." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089864.
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