It is announced that efforts by Britain's Foreign Secretary, Mr. Butler and Glasgow University to obtain permission from the South African Government for Albert Luthuli to leave Natal and be installed as Rector of Glasgow University have failed.
eventREF E-0012007Revised
24 January 1964
SA Government spoil Chief Albert Luthuli’s chance of Rectorship
- Updated
- 22 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). SA Government spoil Chief Albert Luthuli’s chance of Rectorship. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012007
South African History Online (2011) 'SA Government spoil Chief Albert Luthuli’s chance of Rectorship', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012007 (Accessed: 8 October 2026).
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"SA Government spoil Chief Albert Luthuli’s chance of Rectorship." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012007. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "SA Government spoil Chief Albert Luthuli’s chance of Rectorship." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012007.
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