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When secondary school students in Soweto start protesting against the use of Afrikaans as medium of instruction for certain sub
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Kalley, 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
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, June 15). When secondary school students in Soweto start protesting against the use of Afrikaans as medium of instruction for certain sub. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085959
South African History Online (2012) 'When secondary school students in Soweto start protesting against the use of Afrikaans as medium of instruction for certain sub', South African History Online, 15 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085959 (Accessed: 27 September 2026).
South African History Online, When secondary school students in Soweto start protesting against the use of Afrikaans as medium of instruction for certain sub [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085959, (accessed 27 September 2026).
"When secondary school students in Soweto start protesting against the use of Afrikaans as medium of instruction for certain sub." South African History Online, 15 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085959. Accessed 27 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "When secondary school students in Soweto start protesting against the use of Afrikaans as medium of instruction for certain sub." South African History Online. June 15, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085959.
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