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The State President Dr. Nicolaas J. Diederichs dies of a heart attack in Cape Town. Following an earlier heart attack on 12 Aug
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 10). The State President Dr. Nicolaas J. Diederichs dies of a heart attack in Cape Town. Following an earlier heart attack on 12 Aug. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090017
South African History Online (2012) 'The State President Dr. Nicolaas J. Diederichs dies of a heart attack in Cape Town. Following an earlier heart attack on 12 Aug', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090017 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).
South African History Online, The State President Dr. Nicolaas J. Diederichs dies of a heart attack in Cape Town. Following an earlier heart attack on 12 Aug [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090017, (accessed 24 September 2026).
"The State President Dr. Nicolaas J. Diederichs dies of a heart attack in Cape Town. Following an earlier heart attack on 12 Aug." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090017. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "The State President Dr. Nicolaas J. Diederichs dies of a heart attack in Cape Town. Following an earlier heart attack on 12 Aug." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090017.
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KwaZulu-Natal Literary Trails (under Heritage Routes)
Ambassador Lindiwe Mabuza and her connection with Scotland: An Appreciation by Brian Filling
Langa Township, Cape Town
Gansbaai, Overberg
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