Dominion of South Africa

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The Dominion of South Africa was a self-governing British dominion (1910–1961) that participated in both World Wars and formed the historical predecessor to the modern Republic of South Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British dominion
constituent country of the British Empire
former country
predecessor state of the Republic of South Africa
alliance Allies of World War I
Allies of World War II
callingCode +27
capital Pretoria
coatOfArms Coat of arms of South Africa (1910–2000)
constitutionalEvent 1950s republican referendum campaign
adoption of Statute of Westminster 1931
continent Africa
conventionalLongName Union of South Africa
countryNameInEnglish Union of South Africa
currency South African pound
dateFormed 1910-05-31
dissolutionDate 1961-05-31
drivingSide left (until 1920s) then right
endCause proclamation of the Republic of South Africa in 1961
establishedBy South Africa Act 1909
firstPrimeMinister Louis Botha
flag Flag of South Africa (1928–1994)
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
parliamentary monarchy
hasTerritorialEntity Cape Province
Natal Province
Orange Free State Province
Transvaal Province
linked to: Transvaal
headOfGovernment Prime Minister of South Africa
headOfState British monarch
headOfStateTitle King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions
linked to: British monarch
inception 1910-05-31
introducedPolicy apartheid (from 1948)
judicialCapital Bloemfontein
lastMonarchAsHeadOfState Elizabeth II
laterExpandedBy South West Africa (mandate)
linked to: Namibia
legalSystem English common law influences
Roman-Dutch law
legislativeCapital Cape Town
majorPoliticalParty National Party
South African Party
United Party
notablePrimeMinister D. F. Malan
Hendrik Verwoerd
J. B. M. Hertzog
Jan Smuts
officialLanguage Afrikaans
Dutch
English
participatedIn World War I
World War II
partOf British Empire
Commonwealth of Nations
precededBy Cape Colony
Natal Colony
Orange River Colony
Transvaal Colony
linked to: Transvaal
replacedBy Republic of South Africa
linked to: South Africa
shortName South Africa
statusChange became fully sovereign under Statute of Westminster 1931
successorState Republic of South Africa
linked to: South Africa

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Battle of Gazala belligerent Dominion of South Africa
Dominions of the British Empire appliedTo Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
British Dominions appliedTo Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Allied Powers of World War I countryMember Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Kellogg–Briand Pact initialSignatory Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Parliament of South Africa historicalPeriod Union of South Africa era
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Imperial Economic Conference agreements country Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Battle of Alam el Halfa belligerent Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) abstainingState Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Orange Free State partOf Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Manilal Gandhi placeOfDeath Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Imperial Conference of 1926 hasParticipant Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
South African pound country Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
South African Party country Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
South African Party operatedIn Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
South African Party governed Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
National Party governed Union of South Africa
subject linked to: NP
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Population Registration Act jurisdiction Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Bantu Education Act region Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Union Buildings designedFor Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Annie Botha residence Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa country Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa legislatureOf Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa jurisdiction Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
1946 Passive Resistance Campaign country Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
J. G. Strijdom countryOfCitizenship Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
F. W. de Klerk placeOfBirth Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
High Commissioner for Southern Africa appliesToJurisdiction Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey countryOfCitizenship Union of South Africa
subject linked to: Jacobus
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
South-West Africa Campaign belligerent Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
South-West Africa Campaign countryInvolved Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa concernsAdministeringPower Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Thembu people incorporatedInto Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
1st South African Division country Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
1st South African Division garrisonDuringWar Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Lichtenburg, Transvaal countryDuringUnionPeriod Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Zenani Mandela-Dlamini placeOfBirth Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Zindzi Mandela placeOfBirth Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Smithfield district, Orange Free State sovereignStateDuringLaterPeriod Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Maritz Rebellion (1914) country Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Makgatho Mandela placeOfBirth Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Cape Province locatedInCountry Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Cape Province partOf Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Cape Province establishedAsProvinceOf Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Battle of Sidi Rezegh involvedBelligerent Union of South Africa
subject linked to: Sidi Rezegh
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Hertzog Bills country Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Wilhelmina Jacoba Neethling countryOfCitizenship Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Wilhelmina Jacoba Neethling residence Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Jan Smuts countryOfDeath Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa
Jan Smuts headOfGovernment Union of South Africa
linked to: Dominion of South Africa