In what was believed to be a raid on African National Congress (ANC) members who were in hiding in Gaborone, Botswana, the South Africa Defence Force (SADF) killed four innocent people.
eventREF E-0012738Revised
4 April 1988
SADF Gaborone raid kills 4
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01The Doj & Cd,"Truth and Reconciliation Commission Amnesty Hearing" From: The Doj & Cd,available at: www.justice.gov.za,[Accessed at: 03 April 2014]
- 02Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). SADF Gaborone raid kills 4. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012738
South African History Online (2011) 'SADF Gaborone raid kills 4', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012738 (Accessed: 25 October 2026).
South African History Online, SADF Gaborone raid kills 4 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012738, (accessed 25 October 2026).
"SADF Gaborone raid kills 4." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012738. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "SADF Gaborone raid kills 4." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012738.
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