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The Union of South Africa was a British Dominion and, later, a Commonwealth realm in southern Africa from 1910 to 1961. It was the historical predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa. I
Holiday Time in Cape Town (1891–1899) depicted an imagined future united South Africa at a time when the idea was being widely debated in the Cape Colony.
The first Union cabinet, 1910
South West Africa stamp: Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret on the 1947 Royal Tour of South Africa
A No. 5 Squadron SAAF Kittyhawk fighter aircraft in Italy
In the aftermath of the constitutional referendum of 1960, the Republic of South Africa came into existence on 31 May 1961, marking the country's formal departure from the British Commonwealth and est
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Celebrations in Pretoria, 31 May 1961
Hendrik Verwoerd, prime minister (1958-1966)
B. J. Vorster, prime minister (1966-1978)
CR Swart 1960