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Republic of South Africa

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The Statesman’s Year-Book

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CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT. The Republic of South Africa Constitution Act 1961 established with effect from 31 May 1961, the Republic, consisting of the 4 provinces—the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, the Transvaal and the Orange Free State—which until then comprised the Union of South Africa.

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© 1976 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited

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Paxton, J. (1976). Republic of South Africa. In: Paxton, J. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271050_152

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