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General elections were held in South Africa on 18 October 1961. [1] They were the first general elections after South Africa became a republic following the 1960 South African referendum. The National Party under H. F. Verwoerd won a majority in the House of Assembly.
The 1961 South African presidential election was the first to be held in South Africa.It occurred as a result of the referendum of November 5, 1960, which ratified the transformation of the Union of South Africa into the Republic of South Africa, and the adoption of a new constitution organizing the new state's political institutions.
This article lists elections for legislative or quasi-legislative bodies in South Africa. ... 8 October 1961; 30 March 1966 ... List of elections in South Africa.
Early results from South Africa’s election suggest the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party could lose its majority for the first time in 30 years.. With results in from 22% of polling ...
South Africa held a national election Wednesday that could be the country's most hotly contested in 30 years, with the long-ruling African National Congress party facing a stern test to hold onto ...
1961 Turkish general election; 1961 Turkish Senate election; United Kingdom: 1961 Birmingham Small Heath by-election; 1961 Bristol South East by-election; 1961 Cambridgeshire by-election; 1961 East Fife by-election; 1961 Glasgow Bridgeton by-election; High Peak by-election; 1961 Labour Party leadership election; 1961 Labour Party deputy ...
The African National Congress party lost its majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system ...
14 – Decimal Day - Decimalisation of currency replaces the South African pound with the South African rand. [3] March. 15 – South Africa announces its intended withdrawal from the Commonwealth upon becoming a republic. Prime Minister Verwoerd was attending the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference at the time.