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In the aftermath of the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), Britain re-annexed the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, two hitherto independent Boer republics. These new territories, renamed the Transvaal Colony and the Orange River Colony respectively, were added to Britain's existing South African territories, the Cape Colony and Colony of Natal.
South Africa portal; From 1910 to 1961, the head of state of South Africa was the British monarch. The monarchy of South Africa was represented in South Africa by the Governor-General of South Africa. Subnational monarchs existed throughout and remain recognised.
The beginning of relations between South Africa and the UK began on 31 May 1910 when the Union of South Africa was founded as a Dominion of the British Empire. From 1910 until South Africa declared itself a republic on 31 May 1961, South Africa fought in support and as a part of the British Empire in both World War I and II.
A map of Africa showing the continent's political systems: three monarchies (in red) and republics (in blue).. Monarchy was the prevalent form of government in the history of Africa, where self-governing states, territories, or nations existed in which supreme power resided with an individual who was recognized as the head of state. [1]
News24 is an English-language South African news website created in October 1998 by the multinational media company, Naspers. Its team of approximately 100 journalists, [1] led by editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson, is based in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Gqeberha. Its brands include Fin24, Sport24, Channel24, Health24, Arts24 ...
Formerly known as Swaziland, the Kingdom of Eswatini borders South Africa and Mozambique. It is ruled by Mswati III (also known as Ngwenyama Mswati III Dlamini), a member of the Swazi royal family. 9.
The Royal Titles Act 1901 allowed for the addition of the words and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas to the monarch's title. The Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 was amended in 1948 by the Indian Independence Act 1947 [30] so as to omit the words Emperor of India from the monarch's title in the United Kingdom. [31]
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