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Sir John Cradock, governor of the Cape, issues a proclamation putting the Hottentots (Khoi-Khoi) under colonial law. This means
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Kruger, D.W. (ed)(1979). Geskiedenis van Suid-Afrika; verwerk en bygewerk deur D.W. Kruger; 3de bygewerkte uitg., Goodwood, Cape Town: NASOU p. 158
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, November 1). Sir John Cradock, governor of the Cape, issues a proclamation putting the Hottentots (Khoi-Khoi) under colonial law. This means. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0068953
South African History Online (2011) 'Sir John Cradock, governor of the Cape, issues a proclamation putting the Hottentots (Khoi-Khoi) under colonial law. This means', South African History Online, 1 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0068953 (Accessed: 13 October 2026).
South African History Online, Sir John Cradock, governor of the Cape, issues a proclamation putting the Hottentots (Khoi-Khoi) under colonial law. This means [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0068953, (accessed 13 October 2026).
"Sir John Cradock, governor of the Cape, issues a proclamation putting the Hottentots (Khoi-Khoi) under colonial law. This means." South African History Online, 1 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0068953. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Sir John Cradock, governor of the Cape, issues a proclamation putting the Hottentots (Khoi-Khoi) under colonial law. This means." South African History Online. November 1, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0068953.
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