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James Tyita

Died
24 January 1964
Updated
27 Nov 2019
Mr James Tyita died on 24 January 1964 after being detained in Port Elizabeth.He was detained under the 90-day detention law.The official cause of death was suicide by hanging.He was reportedly found in his cell hanged with his scarf.The period of detention was undisclosed.

How we know this

  1. 01Behind Closed Doors. By Shireen Motala .South African Institute Race Relations.1987.

Last updated · 27 Nov 2019

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South African History Online. (2019, September 16). James Tyita. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149603

South African History Online (2019) 'James Tyita', South African History Online, 16 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149603 (Accessed: 29 August 2026).

South African History Online, James Tyita [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149603, (accessed 29 August 2026).

"James Tyita." South African History Online, 16 Sept. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149603. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "James Tyita." South African History Online. September 16, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149603.

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