Union of South Africa (1910)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Union_of_South_Africa_(1910)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:anthem	gptkb:God_Save_the_King/Queen
gptkbp:area	1,221,037 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy	gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean gptkb:Indian_Ocean gptkb:Mozambique gptkb:South_West_Africa gptkb:Swaziland gptkb:Basutoland Bechuanaland
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Pretoria
gptkbp:colonialStatus	self-governing dominion
gptkbp:constitution	gptkb:South_Africa_Act_1909
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:South_African_pound
gptkbp:dissolved	1961
gptkbp:established	1910
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Flag_of_the_Union_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:governmentType	gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:headOfState	monarch of the United Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Union of South Africa (1910)
gptkbp:incorporatedTerritory	gptkb:Walvis_Bay South West Africa (administered after 1915)
gptkbp:judicialCapital	gptkb:Bloemfontein
gptkbp:legislativeCapital	gptkb:Cape_Town
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Southern_Africa
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	Became a republic in 1961 Implementation of apartheid policies (from 1948) Participated in both World Wars
gptkbp:officialLanguage	Dutch English
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Union_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:parliament	gptkb:Parliament_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:population	approximately 13 million (1960)
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Cape_Colony gptkb:Natal_Colony gptkb:Orange_River_Colony gptkb:Transvaal_Colony
gptkbp:primeMinister	gptkb:Charles_Robberts_Swart gptkb:Louis_Botha gptkb:D._F._Malan gptkb:Hendrik_Verwoerd gptkb:J._B._M._Hertzog gptkb:J._G._Strijdom Jan Smuts
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Republic_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Republic_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:History_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7