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1936 In South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1936 in South Africa. Incumbents * King of South Africa, Monarch: King George V (until 20 January), King Edward VIII (starting 20 January). * Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon, The Earl of Clarendon. * Prime Minister of South Africa, Prime Minister: James Barry Munnik Hertzog. * Chief Justice of South Africa, Chief Justice: John Wessels then John Stephen Curlewis. Events ;February * Trolleybuses (trackless trams) begin to operate in Cape Town. ;April * 7 – The Representation of Natives Act, 1936, Representation of Natives Act no 16 of 1936 is passed, the first of a series of laws to diminish the voting rights of non-Whites in the Cape Province. ;July * 2 – Die Vaderland, the first Afrikaans daily newspaper in Transvaal, begins publishing in Johannesburg. ;September * 15 – The Empire Exhibition, South ... [...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] |
