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Eventually the Law and Order Minister, Adriaan Vlok, and Conservative Party Deputy Chairman Dr.Ferdinand Hartzenberg arrived to calm the farmers down. They agreed to leave but swore that the "next time" the police shot at them they would return fire.
Eventually the Law and Order Minister, Adriaan Vlok, and Conservative Party Deputy Chairman Dr.Ferdinand Hartzenberg arrived to calm the farmers down. They agreed to leave but swore that the "next time" the police shot at them they would return fire.
And some 3 months later, during the Battle of Ventersdorp, the AWB did indeed shoot at the police (hitting 7 of them).
And some 3 months later, during the Battle of Ventersdorp, the AWB did indeed shoot at the police (hitting 7 of them).
The Goedgevonden farm incident was the first time that the South African Police had used live ammunition on White farmers since the Rand Strike of 1922.
==Battle of Ventersdorp==
==Battle of Ventersdorp==