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1953 In South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1953 in South Africa. Incumbents * Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II. * Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Ernest George Jansen. * Prime Minister: Daniel François Malan. * Chief Justice: Albert van der Sandt Centlivres. Events ;May * 9 – The Liberal Party of South Africa is formed in Cape Town by Alan Paton. ;July * 29 – Santam Insurance Company is registered, following the separation of trust and insurance operations. ;September * Mimi Coertse leaves South Africa for London. ;December * 18–20 – The 42nd Annual Conference of the African National Congress takes place in Queenstown. ;Unknown date * The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), banned by the National Party government, relaunches itself underground as the South African Communist Party (SACP). * Bantu Education Act is voted, and will start 1 January 1954. Births * 12 January – Steven De Groote, classical pianist. (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Of South Africa
From 1910 to 1961, the Union of South Africa was a self-governing country that shared a monarch with the United Kingdom and the other Dominions of the British Empire. The monarch's constitutional roles were mostly delegated to the governor-general of the Union of South Africa. South Africa became a republic and left the Commonwealth of Nations on 31 May 1961. On 31 May 1994, South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth as a republic, after the end of apartheid. History The monarchy was created by the South Africa Act 1909 which united four British colonies in Southern Africa: Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange River Colony and Transvaal. The act also made provisions for admitting Southern Rhodesia as a fifth province of the union in the future, but Southern Rhodesian voters rejected this option in a referendum held in 1922. South-West Africa became a League of Nations mandate of the union in 1915. Following a referendum on the subject, South Africa adopted a new constitution in 1961 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
