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South Africa became a republic under the Constitution of 1961 and the Monarch and Governor-General were replaced by a ceremonial State President. In 1984, under the Tricameral Constitution , the State President gained executive powers, becoming head of both state and government.
The State 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. The office was established when the country became a republic on 31 May 1961 , outside the Commonwealth of Nations , and Queen Elizabeth II ceased to be Queen of South Africa .
When South Africa became a republic in 1961 the British monarch ceased to be head of state. South Africa's head of state was called the State President (or Staatspresident in Afrikaans) until the end of the Apartheid era in 1994, when the title was amended to simply President of South Africa.
Botha resigned on 14 August 1989, and de Klerk was named acting State President of South Africa until 20 September, when he was elected to a full five-year term as State President. [21] After he became acting State President, ANC leaders spoke out against him, believing that he would be no different from his predecessors; [ 21 ] he was widely ...
The president of South Africa is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa. The president directs the executive branch of the government 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.
This is a list of presidents of South Africa by age, including state presidents (1961 to 1994) and presidents (since 1994). This table lists presidents by age at assuming office from youngest to oldest
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.
Since 1994 South Africa's head of state and head of government has held the title of President of South Africa. From 1961 to 1994 the title was State President of South Africa. Before 1961 South Africa was a monarchy with the British monarch as head of state.