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Twelve SA soldiers die at the Calueque dam, southern Angola, in a combined Angolan and Cuban attack.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, June 22). Twelve SA soldiers die at the Calueque dam, southern Angola, in a combined Angolan and Cuban attack.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086537
South African History Online (2012) 'Twelve SA soldiers die at the Calueque dam, southern Angola, in a combined Angolan and Cuban attack.', South African History Online, 22 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086537 (Accessed: 16 October 2026).
South African History Online, Twelve SA soldiers die at the Calueque dam, southern Angola, in a combined Angolan and Cuban attack. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086537, (accessed 16 October 2026).
"Twelve SA soldiers die at the Calueque dam, southern Angola, in a combined Angolan and Cuban attack.." South African History Online, 22 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086537. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Twelve SA soldiers die at the Calueque dam, southern Angola, in a combined Angolan and Cuban attack.." South African History Online. June 22, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086537.
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