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- ↑ Adhikari, Mohamed (July 1997). "'The Product of Civilization in its most Repellant Manifestation': Ambiguities in the Racial Perceptions of the APO (African Political Organization), 1909–23". Journal of African History . 38 (2): 283–300.
- ↑ "African People's Organization (political party, South Africa)". Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ↑ History Archived 12 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine , school site, retrieved 11 August 2014
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