25 January 1980
Three ANC guerrillas seize a bank and twenty–five hostages
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01SAHO, History of South African National Orders and Awards, from South African History Online, [online], Available at www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 20 December 2013]
- 02dnbnation, (2012), Silverton Siege, from dnbnation, 15 October [online], Available at dnbnation.com [Accessed: 20 December 2013]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Three ANC guerrillas seize a bank and twenty–five hostages. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012402
South African History Online (2011) 'Three ANC guerrillas seize a bank and twenty–five hostages', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012402 (Accessed: 11 November 2026).
South African History Online, Three ANC guerrillas seize a bank and twenty–five hostages [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012402, (accessed 11 November 2026).
"Three ANC guerrillas seize a bank and twenty–five hostages." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012402. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Three ANC guerrillas seize a bank and twenty–five hostages." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012402.
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