• The Constitution of 1961 (formally the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961) was the fundamental law of South Africa for two decades. Under...
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    Interim Constitution of 1993. The first constitution was enacted by the South Africa Act 1909, the longest-lasting to date. Since 1961, the constitutions have...
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    constitution. It replaced the republican constitution that had been adopted when South Africa became a republic in 1961 and was in force for ten years before...
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  • Monarch was represented in South Africa by a Governor-General. South Africa became a republic under the Constitution of 1961 and the Monarch and Governor-General...
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  • Independence from the United Kingdom (category History of the British Empire)
    referendum, 2014 South African independence Union of South Africa, 1910 Statute of Westminster 1931 South African Constitution of 1961 Welsh independence...
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    the enactment of the constitution of 1961, by which it became a republic and left the Commonwealth of Nations. The Republic of South Africa rejoined the...
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  • The Constitution of 1961 may refer to the Turkish Constitution of 1961 South African Constitution of 1961 This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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    Under the present Constitution of South Africa, the bicameral Parliament comprises a National Assembly and a National Council of Provinces. The current...
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  • (1936) Constitution of the Soviet Union (1977) South Africa South Africa Act 1909 South African Constitution of 1961 South African Constitution of 1983...
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    and is the commander-in-chief of the South African National Defence Force. Between 1961 and 1994, the office of head of state was the state presidency...
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    signed by the Governor-General. Seal of the Republic – authorised by the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act 1961, and used on state documents signed...
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    especially South African English: /əˈpɑːrt(h)eɪt/ ə-PART-(h)ayt, Afrikaans: [aˈpart(ɦ)ɛit] ; transl. "separateness", lit. 'aparthood') was a system of institutionalised...
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    Tom Naudé (category Ministers of home affairs of South Africa)
    He was then appointed President of the Senate of South Africa, and in terms of the South African Constitution of 1961 he would be required ex officio...
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  • ss. 8–11; The South African Constitution, pages 88 and 586. South-West Africa Affairs Amendment Act 1949; The South African Constitution, page 85) Senate...
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    Union of South Africa was formed. He was appointed by the head of state—the governor-general until 1961 and the state president after South Africa became...
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  • Republic of South Africa 1996 : section 177. Republic of South Africa Constitution Act 1961 : section 10. Republic of South Africa Constitution Fifth Amendment...
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    President of the Republic of South Africa (Afrikaans: Staatspresident van Republiek van Suid-Afrika) was the head of state of South Africa from 1961 to 1994...
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  • Parliament of South. Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961. Africa, enacted the Parliament of South. Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983...
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    See section 150 of South Africa Act. "A history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996 | South African History Online". South African History Online...
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    The Government of South Africa, or South African Government, is the national government of the Republic of South Africa, a parliamentary republic with...
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    the South African Constitution of 1961, the South African Parliament had the task of electing a person as State President, the ceremonial head of state...
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    Associated States Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 (effective from 1939) Constitution of the Irish Free State Statute of Westminster Adoption Act...
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  • The Cabinet of South Africa is the most senior level of the executive branch of the Government of South Africa. It is made up of the president, the deputy...
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    (1958–1961) Union of African States (1961–1962) Interahamwe Republic of New Afrika Cape Verde (1975–1992) Malawi (2010–2012) Rwanda (1961–2001) South Kasai...
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    distinct South African style and title by the Parliament of South Africa in 1953. South Africa became a republic and left the Commonwealth on 31 May 1961. On...
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    repealed by the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961, which ended South Africa's membership of the Commonwealth of Nations and transformed it...
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    Following the death of State President Nicolaas Diederichs on August 21, 1978, a new election for the South African head of state was held which pitted...
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    Court of South Africa is the supreme constitutional court established by the Constitution of South Africa, and is the apex court in the South African judicial...
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    varieties of the same language by the Official Languages of the Union Act, 1925 and later article 119 of the South African Constitution of 1961. After a...
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  • Chapter Two of the Constitution of South Africa contains the Bill of Rights, a human rights charter that protects the civil, political and socio-economic...
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