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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.
List of elections in South Africa. Add languages. Add links. Article; ... 8 October 1961; 30 March 1966; 22 April 1970; ... South African Indian Council. 4 November 1981
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.
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The Union of South Africa was created on 31 May 1910 by the South Africa Act 1909, an act of the British Parliament. The House of Assembly (the lower house of the newly created Parliament of South Africa) and the provincial councils were elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member electoral divisions. The franchise in these elections ...
4 – The Iraqi Foreign Minister, Hassim Jawad, announces that Iraq will not recognise the South African government because of its apartheid policy. September. 11 – Poqo, the armed wing of the Pan-African Congress, is established. October. The National Party wins the 1961 South African general election, winning 105 of 160 seats in Parliament ...
It was a historic day for South Africa. For the first time, the African National Congress will have to form a coalition to govern South Africa, whose role on the global stage is growing as it ...
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