African Oral Narratives
Military Intelligence in Apartheid-era South Africa

An interview with General Tienie Groenewald regarding the establishment of the Volksfront (People's Front).

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Courtesy of The South African History Archive (SAHA)

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Creator: Potgieter, De Wet
Groenewald, Tienie
Contributing Institutions: The South African History Archive (SAHA); MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University
Description: This interview with General Tienie Groenewald, a former chief director of Military Intelligence, regarding the establishment of the Volksfront (People's Front), consists of an audio recording, transcript and English translation. This interview was conducted, transcribed and translated by De Wet Potgieter on behalf of SAHA in 2009.
Date: October 12, 2009
Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, Republic of South Africa
Format: Audio/mp3
Language: Afrikaans
Rights Management: The South African History Archive (SAHA)
Digitizer: SAHA
Source: SAHA collection AL3283

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