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Suppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950, according to which the Communist Party of South Africa is declared an illegal org
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 493
- 03Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 3, p. 369.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, June 22). Suppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950, according to which the Communist Party of South Africa is declared an illegal org. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086404
South African History Online (2012) 'Suppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950, according to which the Communist Party of South Africa is declared an illegal org', South African History Online, 22 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086404 (Accessed: 29 August 2026).
South African History Online, Suppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950, according to which the Communist Party of South Africa is declared an illegal org [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086404, (accessed 29 August 2026).
"Suppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950, according to which the Communist Party of South Africa is declared an illegal org." South African History Online, 22 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086404. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Suppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950, according to which the Communist Party of South Africa is declared an illegal org." South African History Online. June 22, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086404.
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