Dominion of South Africa

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British dominion constituent country of the British Empire former country predecessor state of the Republic of South Africa

The Dominion of South Africa was a self-governing British dominion (1910–1961) that participated in both World Wars and formed the historical predecessor to the modern Republic of South Africa.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Union of South Africa 158
Dominion of South Africa canonical 2
Union of South Africa (historically) 1

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British dominion ⓘ
constituent country of the British Empire ⓘ
former country ⓘ
predecessor state of the Republic of South Africa ⓘ
alliance Allied Powers of World War I ⓘ
surface form: Allies of World War I

Allies of World War II ⓘ
callingCode +27 ⓘ
capital Pretoria, South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Pretoria
coatOfArms Coat of arms of South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Coat of arms of South Africa (1910–2000)
constitutionalEvent 1950s republican referendum campaign ⓘ
adoption of Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
conventionalLongName Dominion of South Africa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Union of South Africa
countryNameInEnglish Dominion of South Africa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Union of South Africa
currency South African pound ⓘ
dateFormed 1910-05-31 ⓘ
dissolutionDate 1961-05-31 ⓘ
drivingSide left (until 1920s) then right ⓘ
endCause proclamation of the Republic of South Africa in 1961 ⓘ
establishedBy South Africa Act 1909 ⓘ
firstPrimeMinister Louis Botha ⓘ
flag Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) ⓘ
governmentForm constitutional monarchy ⓘ
parliamentary monarchy ⓘ
hasTerritorialEntity Cape Province ⓘ
Natal Province ⓘ
Orange Free State Province ⓘ
Transvaal ⓘ
surface form: Transvaal Province
headOfGovernment Prime Minister of South Africa ⓘ
headOfState British monarch ⓘ
headOfStateTitle British monarch ⓘ
surface form: King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions
inception 1910-05-31 ⓘ
introducedPolicy apartheid (from 1948) ⓘ
judicialCapital Bloemfontein ⓘ
lastMonarchAsHeadOfState Elizabeth II ⓘ
laterExpandedBy Namibia ⓘ
surface form: South West Africa (mandate)
legalSystem English common law influences ⓘ
Roman-Dutch law ⓘ
legislativeCapital Cape Town ⓘ
majorPoliticalParty National Party (South Africa) ⓘ
surface form: National Party

South African Party ⓘ
United Party ⓘ
notablePrimeMinister D. F. Malan ⓘ
Hendrik Verwoerd ⓘ
J. B. M. Hertzog ⓘ
Jan Smuts ⓘ
officialLanguage Afrikaans ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ
English ⓘ
participatedIn World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
partOf British Empire ⓘ
Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
precededBy Cape Colony ⓘ
Natal Colony ⓘ
Orange River Colony ⓘ
Transvaal ⓘ
surface form: Transvaal Colony
replacedBy South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Republic of South Africa
shortName South Africa ⓘ
statusChange became fully sovereign under Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ
successorState South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Republic of South Africa

Referenced by (163)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Gazala → belligerent → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
Dominions of the British Empire → appliedTo → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
British Dominions → appliedTo → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Allied Powers of World War I → countryMember → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Kellogg–Briand Pact → initialSignatory → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Parliament of South Africa → historicalPeriod → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa era
Imperial Economic Conference agreements → country → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Battle of Alam el Halfa → belligerent → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) → abstainingState → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Orange Free State → partOf → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Manilal Gandhi → placeOfDeath → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Imperial Conference of 1926 → hasParticipant → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
South African pound → country → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
South African Party → country → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
South African Party → operatedIn → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
South African Party → governed → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
NP → governed → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
subject surface form: National Party
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Population Registration Act → jurisdiction → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Bantu Education Act → region → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Union Buildings → designedFor → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Annie Botha → residence → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa → country → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa → legislatureOf → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa → jurisdiction → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
1946 Passive Resistance Campaign → country → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
J. G. Strijdom → countryOfCitizenship → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
F. W. de Klerk → placeOfBirth → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
High Commissioner for Southern Africa → appliesToJurisdiction → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Jacobus → countryOfCitizenship → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
subject surface form: Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
South-West Africa Campaign → belligerent → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
South-West Africa Campaign → countryInvolved → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa → concernsAdministeringPower → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Thembu people → incorporatedInto → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
1st South African Division → country → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
1st South African Division → garrisonDuringWar → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Lichtenburg, Transvaal → countryDuringUnionPeriod → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Zenani Mandela-Dlamini → placeOfBirth → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Zindzi Mandela → placeOfBirth → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Smithfield district, Orange Free State → sovereignStateDuringLaterPeriod → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Maritz Rebellion (1914) → country → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Makgatho Mandela → placeOfBirth → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Cape Province → locatedInCountry → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Cape Province → partOf → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Cape Province → establishedAsProvinceOf → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Sidi Rezegh → involvedBelligerent → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Sidi Rezegh
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Hertzog Bills → country → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Wilhelmina Jacoba Neethling → countryOfCitizenship → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Wilhelmina Jacoba Neethling → residence → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Jan Smuts → countryOfDeath → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa
Jan Smuts → headOfGovernment → Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union of South Africa