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1938 In South Africa
Тhe follоwing lists evеnts that hapрened during 1938 in South Africа. Incumbents * King of South Africa, Monarch: King George VI. * Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Patrick Duncan (Governor-General), Sir Patrick Duncan * Prime Minister of South Africa, Prime Minister: James Barry Munnik Hertzog. * Chief Justice of South Africa, Chief Justice: John Stephen Curlewis then James Stratford. Events July * 1 – The South African Press Association is established with offices in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Bloemfontein and Pretoria. December * 16 – The cornerstone of the Voortrekker Monument is laid. * 23 – A coelacanth, a fish thought to have gone extinct prehistorically, is caught off the east coast near Chalumna River mouth. Unknown date * A contract is awarded to the ''Hollandse Anneming Maatschappij Eiendoms Beperk'' to construct a new Table Bay harbour in Cape Town by reclaimin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King 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 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
