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Several hundred political prisoners begin a hunger strike at Robben Island, the country’s highest-security prison, to demand th
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South African History Online. (2012, February 24). Several hundred political prisoners begin a hunger strike at Robben Island, the country’s highest-security prison, to demand th. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074741
South African History Online (2012) 'Several hundred political prisoners begin a hunger strike at Robben Island, the country’s highest-security prison, to demand th', South African History Online, 24 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074741 (Accessed: 25 July 2026).
South African History Online, Several hundred political prisoners begin a hunger strike at Robben Island, the country’s highest-security prison, to demand th [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074741, (accessed 25 July 2026).
"Several hundred political prisoners begin a hunger strike at Robben Island, the country’s highest-security prison, to demand th." South African History Online, 24 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074741. Accessed 25 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Several hundred political prisoners begin a hunger strike at Robben Island, the country’s highest-security prison, to demand th." South African History Online. February 24, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074741.
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