Governor-General of the Union of South Africa

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The Governor-General of the Union of South Africa was the British monarch’s representative and de facto head of state in South Africa from its formation in 1910 until it became a republic in 1961.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state ⓘ
vice-regal office ⓘ
abolishedFollowing South African republic referendum, 1960 ⓘ
proclamation of the Republic of South Africa in 1961 ⓘ
appointedBy British monarch ⓘ
monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
category Governors-General of South Africa ⓘ
constitutingInstrument South Africa Act 1909 ⓘ
country Union of South Africa ⓘ
deFactoHeadOfState true ⓘ
dissolved 1961 ⓘ
existedDuring reign of Edward VIII ⓘ
linked to: Edward VIII

reign of Elizabeth II ⓘ
reign of George V ⓘ
linked to: George V

reign of George VI ⓘ
firstOfficeHolder Herbert John Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone ⓘ
linked to: Herbert Gladstone
flagUsed Governor-General's flag of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom (until adoption of distinct standard) ⓘ
formationContext establishment of the Union of South Africa under the South Africa Act 1909 ⓘ
governmentalFunction appointing the Prime Minister of South Africa ⓘ
dissolving Parliament of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
granting royal assent to South African legislation ⓘ
inception 1910 ⓘ
jurisdiction Union of South Africa ⓘ
lastOfficeHolder Charles Robberts Swart ⓘ
nativeLabel Goewerneur-generaal van die Unie van Suid-Afrika ⓘ
nativeLanguage Afrikaans ⓘ
officeHolderTitle Governor-General ⓘ
officeLocation Pretoria ⓘ
officeType colonial-era constitutional office ⓘ
partOf Commonwealth realm system of government (until 1961) ⓘ
predecessorOffice Governor of Natal ⓘ
Governor of the Cape Colony ⓘ
Governor of the Orange River Colony ⓘ
Lieutenant-Governor of the Transvaal ⓘ
replacedBy State President of South Africa ⓘ
represented British Crown ⓘ
monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
residence Government House, Pretoria ⓘ
Groote Schuur, Cape Town ⓘ
linked to: Groote Schuur
roleOf British monarch's representative in South Africa ⓘ
seatOfGovernment Union Buildings, Pretoria ⓘ
secondarySeat Cape Town ⓘ
style His Excellency ⓘ
succeededBy office of the State President of South Africa ⓘ
termLength at His Majesty's pleasure ⓘ

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Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

High Commissioner for Southern Africa → officeHolderAlsoHeld → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Lord Wavell → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Prince Arthur of Connaught → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
State President of South Africa → replaced → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Charles Robberts Swart → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Charles Robberts Swart → precededBy → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
subject linked to: Earl of Athlone
South Africa Act 1909 → createdOffice → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa → appointedBy → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Governor-General of the Union of South Africa → nativeLabel → Goewerneur-generaal van die Unie van Suid-Afrika ⓘ
linked to: Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
Sydney Buxton, 1st Viscount Buxton → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
subject linked to: The Viscount Buxton
Sydney Buxton, 1st Viscount Buxton → officeStart → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, 1914 ⓘ
subject linked to: The Viscount Buxton
linked to: Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
The Viscount Buxton → associatedOffice → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
The Earl of Athlone → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa (acting) ⓘ
linked to: Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
Herbert Gladstone → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Administrator of the Cape Province → appointedBy → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Administrator of the Cape Province → subordinateTo → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Prince Alexander of Teck → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Jim Fouché → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Orange Free State Province ⓘ
linked to: Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
Charles Robberts Swart → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
subject linked to: Swart
Gladstone family → memberHeldOffice → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Patrick Duncan → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Minister of External Affairs of the Union of South Africa → appointedBy → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Minister of Mines of the Union of South Africa → appointedBy → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Government House, Pretoria → usedBy → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Government House, Pretoria → associatedWithOffice → Governor-General of South Africa ⓘ
linked to: Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
Government House, Pretoria → governingOfficeLocated → office of the Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
linked to: Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
Governor of Natal → replacedBy → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Governor-General's flag of the Union of South Africa → usedBy → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Governor-General's flag of the Union of South Africa → flagBearerRole → Governor-General of South Africa ⓘ
linked to: Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
Governor-General's flag of the Union of South Africa → associatedWithOffice → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Sydney Charles Buxton → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Sydney Buxton, 1st Viscount Buxton → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Sydney Buxton, 1st Viscount Buxton → appointedAs → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Sydney Buxton, 1st Viscount Buxton → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
subject linked to: Viscount Buxton
Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George of Teck → officeForPeriod → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
Governor of the Orange River Colony → replacedBy → Governor-General of the Union of South Africa ⓘ