Charles Robberts Swart (1894 - 1982) was the last Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and the first State President of the Republic of South Africa. 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Governor General of the Union of South Africa was the representative of the British Crown in South Africa between May 31, 1910 and May 31, 1961. ... From 1961 to 1994, South Africas head of state was called the State President or Staatspresident in Afrikaans. ...

A longtime National Party politician, he was appointed Governor General in 1959. After whites voted in the 1960 referendum to sever South Africa's links with the British monarchy, Swart was chosen to be the Republic's first State President in 1961. This convention became common in other former Commonwealth Realms. Swart held this new office until 1967. The National Party (with its members sometimes known as Nationalists or Nats) was the governing party of South Africa from 1948 until 1994, and was disbanded in 2005. ... Governor-General (or Governor General) is a term used both historically and currently to designate the appointed representative of a head of state or their government for a particular territory, historically in a colonial context, but no longer necessarily in that form. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... This article describes the British monarchy from the perspective of the United Kingdom. ... In a broad definition a republic is a state or country that is led by people who do not base their political power on any principle beyond the control of the people living in that state or country. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Commonwealth Realm is any one of the 16 sovereign states of the Commonwealth that recognise Queen Elizabeth II as their Queen and head of state. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Lucas Cornelius Steyn was the Governor-General of the Union of South Africa during part of 1959. ... The Governor General of the Union of South Africa was the representative of the British Crown in South Africa between May 31, 1910 and May 31, 1961. ... From 1961 to 1994, South Africas head of state was called the State President or Staatspresident in Afrikaans. ... Jozua François Naudé was acting State President of South Africa from 1967 to 1968. ...