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This is a list of the heads of state of South Africa from the foundation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 to the present day. From 1910 to 1961 the head of state under the South Africa Act 1909 was the Monarch, who was the same person as the Monarch of the United Kingdom and of the other Dominions/Commonwealth realms.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 January 2025. Head of state and government of South Africa This article is about the position of South African head of state and head of government from 1994. For the position of South African head of state from 1961 to 1994, see State President of South Africa. President of the Republic of South ...
South Africa's links to Russia and China, through military co-operation [101] and potential co-operation with Iran [102] has placed the country in danger of losing its preferential access to the U.S. market through the African Growth and Opportunity Act, with multiple members of the U.S. Congress raising concern with South Africa's alleged ...
Already by 1882, white settlers had illegally moved north of the Great Kei River and, in the same year, Chief Ngangelizwe himself sold territory within Umtata district to white land owners. In 1894, the Glen Gray Act constituted the Thembu chiefs as leaders of "District Councils", thereby establishing a system of proxy rulers.
Land reform in South Africa is the promise of "land restitution" to empower farm workers (who now have the opportunity to become farmers) and reduce inequality. This also refers to aspects such as, property, possibly white-owned businesses. [ 1 ]
2–6 – The 48th National Conference of the African National Congress takes place in Durban, the first to be held in South Africa since 1959. 9 – The suspension of South Africa from the International Olympic Committee is lifted. 10 – President Bush announces the United States is ending its 1986-enacted sanctions on South Africa. August
A referendum on ending apartheid was held in South Africa on 17 March 1992. The referendum was limited to white South African voters, [1] [2] who were asked whether or not they supported the negotiated reforms begun by State President F. W. de Klerk two years earlier, in which he proposed to end the apartheid system that had been implemented since 1948.
6 – South Africa establishes diplomatic relations with Ghana, Mali and Senegal. 10 – Nelson Mandela is sworn in as the first post-apartheid President of South Africa and FW de Klerk and Thabo Mbeki become joint deputy presidents. 25 – The United Nations lifts its arms embargo on South Africa. June. 1 – the Republic of South Africa ...