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Shah Reza Khan Pahlavi of Persia, who abdicated in 1941 in favour of his son, dies in exile in Johannesburg, SA.
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- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 313
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South African History Online. (2012, July 20). Shah Reza Khan Pahlavi of Persia, who abdicated in 1941 in favour of his son, dies in exile in Johannesburg, SA.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088786
South African History Online (2012) 'Shah Reza Khan Pahlavi of Persia, who abdicated in 1941 in favour of his son, dies in exile in Johannesburg, SA.', South African History Online, 20 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088786 (Accessed: 5 October 2026).
South African History Online, Shah Reza Khan Pahlavi of Persia, who abdicated in 1941 in favour of his son, dies in exile in Johannesburg, SA. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088786, (accessed 5 October 2026).
"Shah Reza Khan Pahlavi of Persia, who abdicated in 1941 in favour of his son, dies in exile in Johannesburg, SA.." South African History Online, 20 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088786. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Shah Reza Khan Pahlavi of Persia, who abdicated in 1941 in favour of his son, dies in exile in Johannesburg, SA.." South African History Online. July 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088786.
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