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SA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President's Council fails

SA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President's Council fails

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22 Aug 2019
SA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President's Council fails

South African Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President's Council fails. The Council was part of Botha's plan to effect broad ranging constitutional changes which would allow for a role for both Indian and Coloured people in parliament but which still excluded direct political representation for African people.

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South African History Online. (2019, August 22). SA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President's Council fails. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148935

South African History Online (2019) 'SA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President's Council fails', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148935 (Accessed: 17 August 2026).

South African History Online, SA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President's Council fails [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148935, (accessed 17 August 2026).

"SA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President's Council fails." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148935. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "SA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President's Council fails." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148935.

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