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The following lists events that happened during 1948 in South Africa. Incumbents Monarch ... English cricket team in South Africa in 1948–49; References
General elections were held in South Africa on 26 May 1948. They represented a turning point in the country's history, as despite receiving just under half of the votes cast, the United Party and its leader, incumbent Prime Minister Jan Smuts, were ousted by the Herenigde Nasionale Party (HNP) led by D. F. Malan, a Dutch Reformed cleric.
1948 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1948th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 948th year of the 2nd millennium, the 48th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1940s decade.
The Union of South Africa was tied closely to the British Empire, and automatically joined with Great Britain and the allies against the German Empire.Both Prime Minister Louis Botha and Defence Minister Jan Smuts were former Second Boer War generals who had fought against the British, but then became active and respected members of the Imperial War Cabinet.
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa: Ideology: 1914–1948: Afrikaner nationalism ... Nothing like this had happened in (White) South Africa, where so many were so ...
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The 1948 Litang earthquake occurred near Litang, China, causing more than 800 deaths. Following his defeat at the polls, 78-year old Jan Smuts resigned as Prime Minister of South Africa and retired rather than lead the Opposition. [44] Chrysler workers in the United States ended a 17-day strike after accepting a wage increase of 13 cents an ...
The segregationist policies of apartheid stemmed from colonial legislation introduced during the period of Dutch rule in the 17th century, which was continued and expanded upon during the British colonial era, and reached its apogee during the Boer-dominated Union of South Africa. [158] From 1948, successive National Party administrations ...