1960 referendum on republic

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:consequence South Africa became a republic on 31 May 1961
South Africa left the Commonwealth of Nations
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:date 5 October 1960
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1960 referendum on republic
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:United_Party
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Government_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:percentage_no 47.7%
gptkbp:percentage_yes 52.3%
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Union_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:purpose to decide whether South Africa should become a republic
gptkbp:result majority voted in favor of becoming a republic
gptkbp:stateElectorate white South African voters
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Republic_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:supports National Party
gptkbp:voterTurnout 90.5%
gptkbp:votingSystem 775,878
850,458
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:South_African_Union
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6