1961 in South Africa
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Incumbents
- Governor-General: Charles Robberts Swart (until 30 April).[1]
- State President: Charles Robberts Swart (from 31 May).[2]
- Prime Minister: Hendrik Verwoerd.
Events
- February
- 14 – Decimalisation of currency replaces the South African pound with the South African rand.[3]
- March
- 15 – South Africa announces its intended withdrawal from the Commonwealth upon becoming a republic.
- The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions submits a memorandum to the United Nations General Assembly calling for economic sanctions against South Africa.
- April
- 30 – Charles Robberts Swart resigns as Governor-General of South Africa.
- May
- 31 – South Africa becomes a republic.
- 31 – Charles Robberts Swart is sworn in as the first State President of South Africa.
- June
- 4 – The Iraqi Foreign Minister, Hassim Jawad, announces that Iraq will not recognise the South African government because of its apartheid policy.
- October
- The National Party wins the South African election, winning 105 of 160 seats in Parliament.
- The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the president of the African National Congress, Dr Albert Lutuli.
- November
- Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress, is established.[4]
- December
- 16 – Umkhonto we Sizwe commences its sabotage campaign with a bomb attack on the Durban office of the Department of Bantu Administration and Development.[4]
- Unknown date
- Eendrag Men's Residence opens its doors to students of Stellenbosch University.
- Mimi Coertse is awarded the Medal of Honour of Die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns.
- The Department of Indian Affairs is established.
Births
- 1 February – Jeremy Maggs, journalist, radio host and television presenter.
- 4 March – Roger Wessels, golfer.
- 10 April – Tian Viljoen, tennis player.
- 16 April – Schalk van der Merwe, tennis player. (d. 2016)
- 1 May – Christo Steyn, tennis player.
- 23 June – Ivan Wingreen, cricketer. (d. 2014)
- 30 August – Brian Mitchell, boxer.
- 6 September – Adolf Malan, rugby player.
- 28 September – Wayne Westner, golfer. (d. 2017)
- 10 October – Jonathan Butler, singer-songwriter and guitarist.
- 14 October – Kevin Moir, tennis player.
- 5 December – Ada Booyens, race walker.
Sports
Rugby
- 13 May – The South African Springboks beat Ireland 24-8.
References
- ↑ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Governors-General: 1910-1961 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ↑ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1961-1994 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ↑ Heffermann, Lutz (1997). The South African Stamp Colour Catalogue (21st ed.). Lutz Heffermann, Johannesburg. p. 58.
- 1 2 Jeffery, Anthea (2009). People's War - New Light on the Struggle for South Africa (1st ed.). Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-86842-357-6.
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