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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission refuses amnesty to Gideon Nieuwoudt, former police officer, for the death of Steve Biko
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South African History Online. (2012, January 6). The Truth and Reconciliation Commission refuses amnesty to Gideon Nieuwoudt, former police officer, for the death of Steve Biko. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071856
South African History Online (2012) 'The Truth and Reconciliation Commission refuses amnesty to Gideon Nieuwoudt, former police officer, for the death of Steve Biko', South African History Online, 6 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071856 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
South African History Online, The Truth and Reconciliation Commission refuses amnesty to Gideon Nieuwoudt, former police officer, for the death of Steve Biko [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071856, (accessed 25 September 2026).
"The Truth and Reconciliation Commission refuses amnesty to Gideon Nieuwoudt, former police officer, for the death of Steve Biko." South African History Online, 6 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071856. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Truth and Reconciliation Commission refuses amnesty to Gideon Nieuwoudt, former police officer, for the death of Steve Biko." South African History Online. January 6, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071856.
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