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biographyREF B-0074849Revised

Biography record

Leong Yun Pin

Died
19 November 1966
Updated
27 Nov 2019
Mr Leong Pin died on 19 November 1966 after being detained on 18 Novemver 1966 at the Leeuwkop prison under the 180-day clause.The official cause of death at an inquest was given as suicide by hanging.

State record

Incarceration

Prison
Leeuwkop Prison
Admitted
18 November 1966
Days detained
1 day

How we know this

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

Last updated · 27 Nov 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2012, March 1). Leong Yun Pin. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/B-0074849

South African History Online (2012) 'Leong Yun Pin', South African History Online, 1 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/B-0074849 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, Leong Yun Pin [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/B-0074849, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"Leong Yun Pin." South African History Online, 1 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/B-0074849. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Leong Yun Pin." South African History Online. March 1, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/B-0074849.

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