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Pieter Johannes (Piet) Potgieter, second son and sixth child of Andries Hendrik Potgieter and in 1853 elected chief commandant
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 67.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, December 14). Pieter Johannes (Piet) Potgieter, second son and sixth child of Andries Hendrik Potgieter and in 1853 elected chief commandant. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071282
South African History Online (2011) 'Pieter Johannes (Piet) Potgieter, second son and sixth child of Andries Hendrik Potgieter and in 1853 elected chief commandant', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071282 (Accessed: 10 October 2026).
South African History Online, Pieter Johannes (Piet) Potgieter, second son and sixth child of Andries Hendrik Potgieter and in 1853 elected chief commandant [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071282, (accessed 10 October 2026).
"Pieter Johannes (Piet) Potgieter, second son and sixth child of Andries Hendrik Potgieter and in 1853 elected chief commandant." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071282. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Pieter Johannes (Piet) Potgieter, second son and sixth child of Andries Hendrik Potgieter and in 1853 elected chief commandant." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071282.
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