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Biography record

Jerry Coovadia

Updated: 21 Jul 2026

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South African History Online. (2012, April 5). Jerry Coovadia. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/B-0081306

South African History Online (2012) ' Jerry Coovadia', South African History Online, 5 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/B-0081306 (Accessed: 28 July 2026).

South African History Online, Jerry Coovadia [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/B-0081306, (accessed 28 July 2026).

" Jerry Coovadia." South African History Online, 5 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/B-0081306. Accessed 28 July 2026.

South African History Online. " Jerry Coovadia." South African History Online. April 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/B-0081306.

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