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List Of Administrators Of Former South African Provinces
This article lists the administrators of former South African provinces. It includes officials who headed various provinces in the period from 1910 to 1994, when South Africa was Administrative divisions of South Africa, administratively divided into four provinces: *Cape Province, Province of the Cape of Good Hope ( af, Provinsie Kaap die Goeie Hoop), with its seat in Cape Town *Natal (province), Province of Natal (''Natalprovinsie''), with its seat in Pietermaritzburg *Free State (province), Province of the Orange Free State (''Provinsie Oranje-Vrystaat''), with its seat in Bloemfontein *Transvaal (province), Province of the Transvaal (''Provinsie van Transvaal''), with its seat in Pretoria The provinces were created in 1910 as successors of four previous British Empire, British colonies in the same territory: Cape Colony (1806–1910), Colony of Natal (1843–1910), Orange River Colony (1902–10) and Transvaal Colony (1902–10). These four provinces were established as a r ...
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Map Of The Provinces Of South Africa 1910-1976 With English Labels
A map is a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as Physical body, objects, regions, or themes. Many maps are static, fixed to paper or some other durable medium, while others are dynamic or interactive. Although most commonly used to depict geography, maps may represent any space, real or fictional, without regard to Context (language use), context or Scale (map), scale, such as in brain mapping, DNA mapping, or computer network topology mapping. The space being mapped may be two dimensional, such as the surface of the earth, three dimensional, such as the interior of the earth, or even more abstract spaces of any dimension, such as arise in modeling phenomena having many independent variables. Although the earliest maps known are of the heavens, geographic maps of territory have a very long tradition and exist from ancient times. The word "map" comes from the , wherein ''mappa'' meant 'napkin' or 'cloth' and ''mundi'' 'the world'. ...
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South Africa Act 1909
The South Africa Act 1909 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which created the Union of South Africa from the British Cape Colony, Colony of Natal, Orange River Colony, and Transvaal Colony. The Act also made provisions for potentially admitting Rhodesia as a fifth province of the Union, but Rhodesian colonists rejected this option in a referendum held in 1922. The Act was the third major piece of legislation passed by the British Parliament with the intent of uniting various British colonies and granting them some degree of autonomy. Earlier, the British North America Act, 1867 had united three colonies (the Province of Canada (which was split into Ontario and Quebec) Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick) and the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, 1900 had united the Australian colonies. Background In the aftermath of the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), Britain re-annexed the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, two hitherto indepen ...
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President Of The Senate Of South Africa
The President of the Senate presided over the Senate of South Africa, the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa. The President was chosen from among the Senators at its first sitting following a general election and whenever the office was vacant. The President acted as a "referee", taking charge of debates to make sure that the Senators could participate freely while keeping to the rules. The President also had managerial duties to ensure that Senate runs smoothly. Each political party in the Senate elected a chief whip to run its affairs. The presiding officers, the chief whips, and the Leader of Government Business (the person appointed by the Cabinet to liaise with Parliament) together decided on the programme of work. The President of the Senate had a dormant commission to become acting State President of South Africa when there was a vacancy in that office, which was often the case, especially between 1967 and 1979. The Senate was abolished for the first time ...
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Philippus Arnoldus Myburgh
Philippus may refer to: * Philippus (cognomen), a name accustomed with the Roman gens ''Marcia'' * Philippus (character), a fictional character in DC Comics People * Flavius Philippus, a Roman Empire official under Emperor Constantius II c. 350 * Nonius Philippus ( 242), governor of Britannia Inferior * Philippus (son of Philip V), half-brother of Perseus Antigonid King of Macedon * Philippus of Chollidae, Plato's neighbor * Philippus Baldaeus (1632–1672), Dutch minister * Philippus Jacobus Brepols (1778–1845), Belgian printer and businessman * Philippus Brietius (1601–1668), French Jesuit historian and cartographer * Philippus Innemee (1902–1963), Dutch cyclist at the 1924 Summer Olympics * Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus (1493/4–1541), Swiss physician, alchemist and astrologer of the German Renaissance * Philippus Rovenius (1573–1651), apostolic vicar of the Dutch Mission * Philippus Vethaak (1914–1991), Dutch cyclist at the 1936 Summer Olympics See also * Phi ...
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Governor-General Of South Africa
The governor-general of the Union of South Africa ( af, Goewerneur-generaal van Unie van Suid-Afrika, nl, Goeverneur-generaal van de Unie van Zuid-Afrika) was the highest state official in the Union of South Africa between 31 May 1910 and 31 May 1961. The Union of South Africa was founded as a self-governing Dominion of the British Empire 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 British monarchy was broken. The office of governor-general was abolished. Some of the first holders of the post were members of the British royal family including Prince Arthur of Connaught between 1920 and 1924, and the Earl of Athlone, who served between 1924 and 1931, before becoming the governor general of Canada. As in other Dominions, this would change, and from 1943 onward only South Africans (in fact, only Afrikaners) held the office. The offi ...
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Gideon Brand Van Zyl
Gideon Brand van Zyl, PC (; 3 June 18731 November 1956) was Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 1945 to 1950. Born in Cape Town, he was the son of a prominent attorney, and he joined the family firm after qualifying at the University of Cape Town. During the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), he was a legal adviser to the British War Office. In World War I (1914–1918), he was Deputy Director of War Recruiting, and served in the Cape Peninsula Garrison Regiment (a home defence unit). Van Zyl entered politics in 1915, as a member of the Unionist Party. He was a member of the Cape Provincial Council (the provincial legislature) until 1918, and then a member of Parliament until 1942. He was Deputy Speaker from 1934 to 1942 (the Speaker being Dr Ernest George Jansen, who was later also governor-general). From 1942 to 1945, Van Zyl was Administrator of the Cape Province. He served as Governor-General from 1945 until 1950. He was appointed to the Privy Council of the U ...
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François Allen Joubert
François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King of France and King consort of Scots (), known as the husband of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher * François Aubry (other), several people * François Baby (other), several people * François Beauchemin (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Duck *François Blanc (1806–1877), French entrepreneur and operator of casinos *François Boucher (other), several people *François Caron (other), several people * François Cevert (1944–1973), French racing driver * François Chau (born 1959), Cambodian American actor * ...
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Johannes Hendrik Conradie
Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yehochanan'', meaning "Yahweh is gracious". The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany because of Christianity. Common German variants for Johannes are ''Johann'', ''Hannes'', ''Hans'' (diminutized to ''Hänschen'' or ''Hänsel'', as known from "''Hansel and Gretel''", a fairy tale by the Grimm brothers), ''Jens'' (from Danish) and '' Jan'' (from Dutch, and found in many countries). In the Netherlands, Johannes was without interruption the most common masculine birth name until 1989. The English equivalent for Johannes is John. In other languages *Joan, Jan, Gjon, Gjin and Gjovalin in Albanian *'' Yoe'' or '' Yohe'', uncommon American form''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press, 2013. *Yaḥy� ...
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Adriaan Paulus Johannes Fourie
Adriaan is the Dutch and Afrikaans spelling of the given name Adrian. Before the 19th century the spelling Adriaen was also common, and people used the spelling interchangeably. Adriaan may refer to: People Artists *Adriaen Backer (1635–1684), Dutch portrait painter * Adriaen Cornelisz Beeldemaker (1618–1709), Dutch Golden Age painter *Adriaen de Bie (1593–1668), Flemish painter *Adriaan Bloemaert (c. 1609 – 1666), Dutch painter * Adriaen van Bloemen (1639 – c. 1679), Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, draughtsman and engraver * Adriaan Bonsel (1918–2011), Dutch composer *Adriaen Brouwer (1605–1638), Flemish genre painter *Adriaen Frans Boudewijns (1644–1719), Flemish landscape painter *Adriaan van der Burg (1693–1733), Dutch painter * Adriaen van der Cabel (1631–1705), Dutch painter of the Dutch school *Adriaen Frans Boudewijns (1644–1719), Flemish landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher *Adriaen Collaert (c. 1560 – 1618), Flemish designer and engraver ...
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Nicolaas Frederic De Waal
Sir Nicolaas Frederic de Waal (8 July 1853 – 5 April 1932) was the first Administrator of the Cape Province in South Africa. He was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands and arrived in South Africa in 1880 where he settled in Middelburg and opened a law practice. He became a leading figure in the Afrikaner Bond and in 1898 became a member of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope. In 1908, he became Colonial Secretary in the cabinet of Prime Minister John X. Merriman. After the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, De Waal became the Administrator of the Cape Province until his retirement in 1926. As Administrator, he initiated the construction of a high-level road linking the city to the Southern Suburbs, known until 2017 as De Waal Drive. He also initiated the construction of Chapman's Peak Drive between Hout Bay and Noordhoek, a major engineering challenge. De Waal served as Chief Scout for the Boy Scouts Association in the Cape Province The Province of the ...
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Sir Frederic De Waal
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms or Miss. Etymolo ...
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Map Of The Provinces Of South Africa 1976-1994 With The Cape Highlighted
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