1789:
993:
981:
969:
1127:
60:
46:
1207:
695:
488:
548:
510:
867:
624:
455:
253:
2608:
717:
797:
889:
586:
662:
759:
1238:
1231:
1224:
202:
in 1910 and the office of governor-general was established as the representative of the monarch. Fifty-one years later the country declared itself a republic and the historic link with the
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2150:
1911:
2442:
2338:
1871:
1581:
2343:
1941:
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2653:
2080:
2120:
2070:
1741:
1750:
1247:
1703:
2658:
2422:
2407:
1327:
1993:
1829:
1541:
2372:
379:
The following is a list of people who served as governor-general of South Africa from independence in 1910 to the establishment of a republic in 1961.
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1998:
1824:
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1427:
2638:
2323:
2255:
1688:
236:. Although the governor-general was nominally the country's chief executive, in practice he was bound by convention to act on the advice of the
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299:
1633:
2633:
2591:
2230:
1734:
2392:
2281:
2200:
2195:
2140:
2013:
1442:
1698:
2643:
2225:
2220:
2215:
2175:
1075:
326:
1678:
2524:
2170:
2160:
1844:
1317:
1136:
1107:
992:
980:
968:
667:
460:
144:
1708:
1663:
1643:
2613:
2549:
2504:
2205:
1916:
1886:
1653:
1586:
1151:
591:
218:
1658:
1638:
2452:
2362:
1727:
1412:
1272:
2559:
2544:
2333:
2328:
2235:
2190:
1773:
1546:
1503:
1156:
629:
337:
2291:
2185:
2180:
1988:
1864:
1719:
2509:
2462:
1422:
1312:
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on the issue. After several protests regarding the lowering of the voting age to 18, and the inclusion of white voters in
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2125:
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to relieve him of his duties on 30 April 1961, after he signed the new republican constitution into law. Chief
Justice
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1161:
104:
2519:
2145:
2033:
1556:
1126:
59:
2105:
2090:
2003:
1768:
1498:
1480:
1475:
1417:
1322:
1307:
1282:
1009:
368:
360:
318:
2412:
1076:"Sir Patrick Duncan, Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, is born | South African History Online"
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2286:
2043:
1839:
1834:
1551:
1437:
1407:
1141:
1019:
515:
237:
2584:
2457:
2382:
2210:
1956:
1946:
1906:
1778:
1673:
1508:
1447:
1389:
1277:
1100:
267:
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as a relic of
British imperialism. In the interim, the National Party used the governor-general's post as a
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2377:
2130:
2060:
1881:
1799:
1683:
1618:
1518:
1399:
50:
2569:
2554:
2265:
2008:
1374:
1364:
1302:
1297:
2055:
1973:
1623:
1337:
1292:
1287:
1267:
1146:
553:
222:
214:
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1668:
1648:
1014:
225:. As in other Dominions, this would change, and from 1943 onward only South Africans (in fact, only
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1978:
1936:
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1576:
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1206:
1093:
428:
313:
115:
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283:
241:
79:
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between 31 May 1910 and 31 May 1961. The Union of South Africa was founded as a self-governing
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1951:
1849:
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1183:
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835:
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356:
233:
191:
126:
487:
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2115:
2038:
1859:
1809:
1571:
1526:
1462:
1384:
1379:
1177:
1172:
1038:
Contemporary Dutch spelling used in South Africa from 1905 to 1925. Modern Dutch spelling:
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764:
291:
210:
8:
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2085:
1968:
1963:
1819:
1531:
1261:
2402:
2367:
2301:
2110:
2075:
1758:
1490:
1246:
307:
279:
175:
99:
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for retired
National Party ministers. The two governors-general appointed after 1948,
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1931:
341:
72:
1085:
547:
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2065:
333:
270:, which came to power in 1948, was avowedly republican and regarded South Africa's
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1926:
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509:
623:
866:
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271:
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183:
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2278:
Senior
British representatives in the neighbouring Malayan protected states
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872:
364:
352:
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Governors, civil commissioners and administrators of
British dependencies
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under a transitional arrangement until 31 May 1961, when the
Republic of
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322:
84:
700:
260:
226:
252:
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Representatives of the monarch in
Commonwealth realms and dominions
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287:
256:
195:
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Senior
British representatives in the constituent protected states
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2050:
796:
661:
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Senior
British representatives in neighbouring protected states
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Governor of
Tristan da Cunha (Administrator of Tristan da Cunha)
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585:
1872:
Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
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209:
Some of the first holders of the post were members of the
206:
was broken. The office of governor-general was abolished.
221:, who served between 1924 and 1931, before becoming the
302:
nor even to take an oath of allegiance to the monarch.
1115:
344:, on 5 October 1960 white South Africans were asked:
348:
The result was 52 per cent in favour of the change.
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Governor of Rhode-island and Providence Plantations
1830:
Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory
332:However, it was not until 1960 that Prime Minister
1815:Governor of Ascension (Administrator of Ascension)
404: Denotes Officer Administering the Government
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2156:Governor of Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
64:
2625:
2533:
2398:High Commissioners for Palestine and Transjordan
2271:High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States
1825:Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory
31:Goewerneur-generaal van die Unie van Suid-Afrika
1041:Gouverneur-generaal van de Unie van Zuid-Afrika
960:
325:similarly ceased to have equal status with the
188:Goeverneur-generaal van de Unie van Zuid-Afrika
36:Goeverneur-generaal van de Unie van Zuid-Afrika
2166:Governor-General of the West Indies Federation
351:Swart, the last governor-general, asked Queen
346:Are you in favour of a Republic for the Union?
1735:
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1101:
172:governor-general of the Union of South Africa
24:Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
16:Representative of the monarch of South Africa
2659:South Africa and the Commonwealth of Nations
2592:Lieutenant Governor of the Swan River Colony
1582:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
1577:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
180:Goewerneur-generaal van Unie van Suid-Afrika
2282:General Adviser to the Government of Johore
1994:Governors of British South African colonies
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1742:
1728:
1239:
1225:
1108:
1094:
2525:High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
2161:Governor-in-Chief of the Windward Islands
2076:Lieutenant-Governor of Demerara-Essequibo
375:List of governors-general of South Africa
336:advised Governor-General Swart to hold a
2550:Government Resident of Central Australia
2320:Heads of the provinces of British India
1887:Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
1064:https://www.thepresidency.gov.za/history
367:was declared and Swart became the first
251:
190:) was the highest state official in the
2453:High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands
2413:Governor of the Crown Colony of Sarawak
259:, then-seat of the Governor-General in
2639:1961 disestablishments in South Africa
2626:
2560:Government Resident of North Australia
1927:Lieutenant Governor of Griqualand West
1774:Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
2316:Viceroy and Governor-General of India
2292:Adviser to the Government of Kelantan
1989:High Commissioner for Southern Africa
1865:Administrator of the Pitcairn Islands
1723:
1220:
1089:
2510:Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
2423:Representative in the Trucial States
2408:Representative in the Raj of Sarawak
935:Officer Administering the Government
843:Officer Administering the Government
730:Officer Administering the Government
361:Officer Administering the Government
298:, chose not to wear the traditional
2634:1910 establishments in South Africa
2297:Adviser to the Government of Perlis
13:
1787:
232:The office was established by the
14:
2670:
2644:Political history of South Africa
2448:Lieutenant Governor of Heligoland
2373:Representative in Muscat and Oman
1117:Governors-General of South Africa
1032:
389:
311:ceased to have equal status with
2607:
2606:
2146:Governor of Prince Edward Island
1984:Governor-General of South Africa
1845:Governor of the Falkland Islands
1601:United Kingdom lieutenancy areas
1328:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1205:
1125:
991:
979:
967:
887:
865:
795:
757:
715:
693:
660:
622:
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546:
508:
486:
453:
247:
58:
44:
2515:Governor of the Solomon Islands
2505:Governor-General of New Zealand
2106:Governor of Trinidad and Tobago
2091:Governor of the Leeward Islands
1769:Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
1596:Other viceregal representatives
1010:State President of South Africa
369:state president of South Africa
2287:Adviser to the Sultan of Kedah
2111:Lieutenant governors of Tobago
2051:Lieutenant-Governor of Berbice
2044:Lieutenant Governor of Grenada
1999:Governor of British Somaliland
1840:Governor of the Cayman Islands
1835:Governor of the Virgin Islands
1542:British Indian Ocean Territory
1463:Realm of New Zealand countries
1147:HRH Prince Arthur of Connaught
1068:
1057:
1020:Prime Minister of South Africa
410:
1:
2585:Governor of Western Australia
2545:Governor-General of Australia
2458:Governor of the Isle of Wight
2383:Governor of the Malayan Union
2196:Governor of Massachusetts-Bay
2151:Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
1957:Governor of Southern Rhodesia
1947:Governor of Northern Rhodesia
1912:Governor of British Cameroons
1907:Governor of British Mauritius
1779:Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
1400:Canadian lieutenant governors
1050:
391:
2480:Governor of Northern Ireland
2378:High Commissioner for Malaya
2131:Governor of British Columbia
2061:Governor of British Honduras
1519:British Overseas Territories
961:Flag of the governor-general
825:8 years, 328 days
749:2 years, 168 days
690:6 years, 103 days
483:4 years, 100 days
65:Flag of the governor-general
51:Coat of arms of South Africa
7:
2570:Governor of South Australia
2555:Governor of New South Wales
2463:Civil Commissioner of Malta
1537:British Antarctic Territory
1003:
917:1 year, 140 days
652:6 years, 69 days
576:3 years, 65 days
538:6 years, 70 days
217:between 1920 and 1924, and
10:
2675:
2649:Lists of governors-general
2393:Resident Minister in Nepal
2363:High Commissioner for Iraq
2231:Governor of South-Carolina
2216:Governor of North-Carolina
2126:Governor General of Canada
2056:Governor of British Guiana
1974:Governor of the Seychelles
1357:Australian state governors
614:7 years, 5 days
554:Prince Arthur of Connaught
223:governor general of Canada
215:Prince Arthur of Connaught
2604:
2488:
2431:
2244:
2201:Governor of New Hampshire
2136:Governor of New Brunswick
2022:
1895:
1798:
1785:
1757:
1611:
1595:
1517:
1489:
1461:
1428:Newfoundland and Labrador
1398:
1355:
1348:
1254:
1203:
1132:
1123:
1015:President of South Africa
864:
692:
485:
427:
424:
417:
414:
409:
160:
150:
140:
132:
122:
110:
98:
90:
78:
71:
57:
43:
28:
23:
2388:Governor of North Borneo
2221:Governor of Pennsylvania
2121:Governor of Newfoundland
1979:Governor of Sierra Leone
1937:Governor of Lagos Colony
1877:Governor of Saint Helena
1587:Turks and Caicos Islands
1025:
314:Die Stem van Suid-Afrika
266:The Afrikaner-dominated
2171:Governor of Connecticut
2141:Governor of Nova-Scotia
2101:Governor of St. Vincent
2034:Governor of the Bahamas
1168:Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet
723:Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet
284:Commonwealth of Nations
123:Constituting instrument
116:Monarch of South Africa
2565:Governor of Queensland
2206:Governor of New-Jersey
2004:Governor of Tanganyika
1922:Governor of Gold Coast
1917:Governor of the Gambia
1855:Governor of Montserrat
1792:
1547:British Virgin Islands
1189:Charles Robberts Swart
1137:The Viscount Gladstone
1040:
895:Charles Robberts Swart
461:The Viscount Gladstone
296:Charles Robberts Swart
263:
187:
179:
155:Charles Robberts Swart
145:The Viscount Gladstone
2418:Governor of Singapore
2311:Governor of Hong Kong
2096:Governor of St. Lucia
1952:Governor of Nyasaland
1850:Governor of Gibraltar
1791:
1318:Saint Kitts and Nevis
1194:Lucas Cornelius Steyn
1184:Lucas Cornelius Steyn
1157:The Earl of Clarendon
928:Lucas Cornelius Steyn
836:Lucas Cornelius Steyn
630:The Earl of Clarendon
357:Lucas Cornelius Steyn
255:
234:South Africa Act 1909
192:Union of South Africa
127:South Africa Act 1909
2580:Governor of Victoria
2575:Governor of Tasmania
2236:Governor of Virginia
2211:Governor of New-York
2191:Governor of Maryland
2176:Governor of Delaware
2116:Governor of Trinidad
2071:Governor of Dominica
2039:Governor of Barbados
2014:Resident in Zanzibar
1860:Governor of Pitcairn
1810:Governor of Anguilla
1443:Prince Edward Island
1262:Counsellors of State
1178:Ernest George Jansen
1173:Gideon Brand van Zyl
803:Ernest George Jansen
765:Gideon Brand van Zyl
292:Ernest George Jansen
211:British royal family
2475:Governor of Minorca
2354:Resident of Gwalior
2186:Governor of Georgia
2181:Governor of Florida
2086:Governor of Jamaica
2081:Governor of Grenada
1969:Governor of Senegal
1964:Governor of Nigeria
1820:Governor of Bermuda
1704:Trinidad and Tobago
1273:Antigua and Barbuda
1152:The Earl of Athlone
1142:The Viscount Buxton
592:The Earl of Athlone
229:) held the office.
219:the Earl of Athlone
2443:Governor of Cyprus
2403:Governor of Penang
2368:Governor of Labuan
2339:Governor of Madras
2334:Governor of Bombay
2329:Governor of Bengal
2302:Adviser, Trengganu
2266:Governor of Ceylon
2009:Governor of Uganda
1793:
1491:Crown Dependencies
1162:Sir Patrick Duncan
668:Sir Patrick Duncan
516:The Earl of Buxton
327:South African flag
308:God Save the Queen
264:
2621:
2620:
2600:
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2468:Governor of Malta
2344:Governor of Sindh
2261:Governor of Burma
1932:Governor of Kenya
1717:
1716:
1607:
1606:
1390:Western Australia
1268:Governors-general
1214:
1213:
1199:β Died in office.
958:
957:
342:South West Africa
244:of South Africa.
168:
167:
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2610:
2609:
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2530:
2500:Governor of Fiji
2324:Governor of Aden
2256:Governor of Aden
2066:Governor of Cuba
1744:
1737:
1730:
1721:
1720:
1654:Irish Free State
1557:Falkland Islands
1413:British Columbia
1353:
1352:
1313:Papua New Guinea
1264:(United Kingdom)
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334:Hendrik Verwoerd
204:British monarchy
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1365:New South Wales
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445:Time in office
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2628:Categories
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1051:References
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338:referendum
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