South Africa House, Trafalgar Square

South Africa House is a building located in Trafalgar Square, London. It is the home of the High Commission of South Africa to the United Kingdom. As well as containing the offices of the High Commissioner, the building also hosts the South African consulate. Download high resolution version (2848x2136, 1586 KB)South Africa House, Trafalgar Square. ... Download high resolution version (2848x2136, 1586 KB)South Africa House, Trafalgar Square. ... [[For other places with the same name, see Trafalgar Square (disambiguation). ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... A High Commissioner is a person serving in a special executive capacity. ... The term Consulate can refer to: the office or the period in office of a consul a diplomatic consulate the French Consulate which governed between 1799 and 1804 a brand of menthol cigarettes Consulate This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share...

South Africa House was built in the 1930s on the site of a derelict hotel. The building was designed by Sir Herbert Baker and opened in 1933. The building was acquired by the government of South Africa, and intended as its main diplomatic presence in the UK. During World War II, Prime Minister Jan Smuts lived there to conduct South Africa's war plans. Sir Herbert Baker (1862-1946) was the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, 1892-1912. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... This is a list of South African Prime Ministers. ... Jan Christiaan Smuts, (May 24, 1870 - September 11, 1950) was a prominent South African statesman and soldier. ...

In 1961, South Africa became a republic, and its membership of the Commonwealth of Nations expired. Accordingly the building became the South African Embassy. During the 1980s, the building was a focal point of Anti Apartheid protestors in the UK. As the only South African diplomatic building in a public area, the site was targeted by protestors from around the world. During the 1990 Poll Tax Riots, the building was set alight by rioters, although not seriously damaged. 1961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first upside-down year - i. ... In a broad definition a republic is a state or country that is led by people that dont found their political power on any principle beyond the control of the people living in that state or country. ... Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent sovereign states, most of which are former colonies once governed by the United Kingdom as part of the British Empire. ... A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one nation state present in another nation state to represent the sending state in the receiving State. ... The Poll Tax Riots, as they became known, were major acts of civil disobedience carried out in England and Scotland. ...

Today South Africa House in no longer a controversial site, and is the focal point of South African culture in the UK. In 2001, Nelson Mandela appeared on the balcony of South Africa House to mark the 10th anniversary of Freedom Day, when the system of Apartheid ended. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, (born 18 July 1918) a former President of South Africa, was one of its chief anti-apartheid activists, and was also an anti-apartheid saboteur. ... Apartheid ( International Phonetic Alphabet in English and in Afrikaans) is the policy and the system of laws implemented and enforced by White minority governments in South Africa from 1948 till 1990; and by extension any legally sanctioned system of racial segregation. ...