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Colette “Bubbles” Thorne

Colette “Bubbles” Thorne portrait

Updated
21 Jul 2026
Colette “Bubbles” Thorne portrait

Summary

A part of the South African Congress of Democrats (COD), South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Modern Youth Society (MYS)
Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2019, August 22). Colette “Bubbles” Thorne. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0148683

South African History Online (2019) 'Colette “Bubbles” Thorne', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0148683 (Accessed: 27 August 2026).

South African History Online, Colette “Bubbles” Thorne [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0148683, (accessed 27 August 2026).

"Colette “Bubbles” Thorne." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0148683. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Colette “Bubbles” Thorne." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0148683.

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