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2175:Isle of Man
1819:Albie Sachs
1764:Chris Jafta
1709:Owen Rogers
1258:(1939-2013)
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630:(1844-1934)
592:(died 1910)
292:Term length
2821:Categories
2748:Heligoland
2683:Queensland
2495:New-Jersey
2300:Tanganyika
2275:Seychelles
2218:Gold Coast
2121:Montserrat
1834:Zak Yacoob
1779:Pius Langa
1571:2024-04-06
1547:2024-04-06
1481:2005-06-26
1456:2005-06-26
1402:References
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590:Henry Bale
534:John Wylde
453:P.W. Botha
440:P.J. Rabie
2663:Australia
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2568:Hong Kong
2248:Nyasaland
2198:Mauritius
2116:Gibraltar
1658:Ray Zondo
460:Apartheid
448:basis by
311:Formation
281:Appointer
271:Nominator
246:Incumbent
66:Afrikaans
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2465:Delaware
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2378:St Lucia
2353:Dominica
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2310:Zanzibar
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2126:Pitcairn
2081:Anguilla
1385:See also
517:Source:
434:veteran
296:12 years
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2640:Sarawak
2475:Georgia
2470:Florida
2430:Ontario
2368:Jamaica
2363:Grenada
2338:Berbice
2328:Bahamas
2270:Senegal
2265:Nigeria
2086:Bermuda
1430:11 July
1364:2024 -
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616:Tenure
329:Website
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2578:Bengal
2553:Ceylon
2440:Quebec
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2305:Uganda
2213:Gambia
2180:Jersey
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740:1881
712:Image
701:List
613:Image
602:List
260:Style
219:Venda
168:Sotho
134:Swazi
100:Xhosa
2796:Fiji
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2543:Aden
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