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South Africa ends eighty-four years of control over Walvis Bay by handing the port over to Namibia.
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South African History Online. (2012, February 24). South Africa ends eighty-four years of control over Walvis Bay by handing the port over to Namibia.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074618
South African History Online (2012) 'South Africa ends eighty-four years of control over Walvis Bay by handing the port over to Namibia.', South African History Online, 24 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074618 (Accessed: 28 September 2026).
South African History Online, South Africa ends eighty-four years of control over Walvis Bay by handing the port over to Namibia. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074618, (accessed 28 September 2026).
"South Africa ends eighty-four years of control over Walvis Bay by handing the port over to Namibia.." South African History Online, 24 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074618. Accessed 28 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "South Africa ends eighty-four years of control over Walvis Bay by handing the port over to Namibia.." South African History Online. February 24, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074618.
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