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The two-year rule by Sir Rufane Donkin of the Cape Colony is abruptly ended when Lord Charles Somerset returns from home leave.
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South African History Online. (2011, November 25). The two-year rule by Sir Rufane Donkin of the Cape Colony is abruptly ended when Lord Charles Somerset returns from home leave.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070270
South African History Online (2011) 'The two-year rule by Sir Rufane Donkin of the Cape Colony is abruptly ended when Lord Charles Somerset returns from home leave.', South African History Online, 25 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070270 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, The two-year rule by Sir Rufane Donkin of the Cape Colony is abruptly ended when Lord Charles Somerset returns from home leave. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070270, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"The two-year rule by Sir Rufane Donkin of the Cape Colony is abruptly ended when Lord Charles Somerset returns from home leave.." South African History Online, 25 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070270. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The two-year rule by Sir Rufane Donkin of the Cape Colony is abruptly ended when Lord Charles Somerset returns from home leave.." South African History Online. November 25, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070270.
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