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1808:Albie Sachs
1753:Chris Jafta
1698:Owen Rogers
1247:(1939-2013)
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619:(1844-1934)
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281:Term length
2810:Categories
2737:Heligoland
2672:Queensland
2484:New-Jersey
2289:Tanganyika
2264:Seychelles
2207:Gold Coast
2110:Montserrat
1823:Zak Yacoob
1768:Pius Langa
1560:2024-04-06
1536:2024-04-06
1470:2005-06-26
1445:2005-06-26
1391:References
1244:Pius Langa
579:Henry Bale
523:John Wylde
442:P.W. Botha
429:P.J. Rabie
2652:Australia
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2557:Hong Kong
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2187:Mauritius
2105:Gibraltar
1647:Ray Zondo
449:Apartheid
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270:Appointer
260:Nominator
235:Incumbent
55:Afrikaans
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2489:New-York
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2454:Delaware
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2367:St Lucia
2342:Dominica
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2070:Anguilla
1374:See also
506:Source:
423:veteran
285:12 years
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2629:Sarawak
2464:Georgia
2459:Florida
2419:Ontario
2357:Jamaica
2352:Grenada
2327:Berbice
2317:Bahamas
2259:Senegal
2254:Nigeria
2075:Bermuda
1419:11 July
1353:2024 -
803:Tenure
704:Tenure
605:Tenure
318:Website
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2624:Penang
2604:Malaya
2594:Labuan
2577:Madras
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2567:Bengal
2542:Ceylon
2429:Quebec
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2294:Uganda
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701:Image
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249:Style
208:Venda
157:Sotho
123:Swazi
89:Xhosa
2785:Fiji
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