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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.
12 June – Billy Butlin, South African–born Canadian holiday camp entrepreneur. (b. 1899) 7 July – Johannes Meintjes, artist and writer. (b. 1923) 23 September – Jim Fouché, second State President. (b. 1898)
This is a list of presidents of South Africa by age, including state presidents (1961 to 1994) ... 23 September 1980: 82 years, 109 days: 30,059 days 9: Kgalema ...
1980s in South African sport (13 C) T. 1980s in South African television (9 C) Pages in category "1980s in South Africa" The following 4 pages are in this category ...
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 .
14 – A bomb explodes at the African National Congress headquarters in London. 20 – A bomb explodes at the Langa Commissioners Court. April. 30 – Prime Minister P.W. Botha and President of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda meet on the Botswana border to discuss the political situation in South West Africa and South Africa. May
23 – The South African Defence Force attacks South-West Africa People's Organisation bases in Xangongo and Ongiva, southern Angola during Operation Protea. September. 2 – Two policemen and two civilians, one a child, are killed during an attack on Mabopane Police station. 12 – A bomb damages the main railway line at Delville Wood near ...
14 – P.W. Botha is inaugurated as the first executive State President of South Africa. [1] 14 – A bomb explodes at the Department of Community Development in Krugersdorp. October. 8 – South Africa, Mozambique and Renamo hold talks in Pretoria to end the civil war in Mozambique. 16 – Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel ...