Dominion of South Africa

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:municipality
gptkbp:anthem gptkb:God_Save_the_King/Queen
gptkbp:area 1,221,037 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:South_West_Africa
gptkb:Swaziland
gptkb:Southern_Rhodesia
gptkb:Basutoland
Bechuanaland
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Pretoria
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:South_Africa_Act_1909
gptkbp:continent gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:currency gptkb:South_African_pound
gptkbp:dateBecameRepublic 31 May 1961
gptkbp:demonym gptkb:South_African
gptkbp:dissolved 1961
gptkbp:established 1910
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_South_Africa_(1928–1994)
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dominion of South Africa
gptkbp:judicialCapital gptkb:Bloemfontein
gptkbp:lastRuler gptkb:Hendrik_Verwoerd
gptkbp:legislativeCapital gptkb:Cape_Town
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Nations
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Edward_VIII
gptkb:Elizabeth_II
gptkb:George_V
gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Statute_of_Westminster_1931
World War II participation
National Party victory 1948
Sharpeville massacre 1960
South African War (Boer War) aftermath
South African general election, 1948
adoption of apartheid policies
referendum on republic 1960
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Afrikaans
Dutch
English
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Union_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:parliament gptkb:Parliament_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:populationCensus1931 9,589,741
gptkbp:populationCensus1960 16,002,797
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Cape_Colony
gptkb:Natal_Colony
gptkb:Orange_River_Colony
gptkb:Transvaal_Colony
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Louis_Botha
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Republic_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:modern_Commonwealth_of_Nations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7