1939-1948 History of Southern Africa Republic
1961-1994





The Union of South Africa, 1948-1961



In 1948, DANIEL F. MALAN, leader of the NATIONAL PARTY, was Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa; under him the APARTHEID REGIME began. Every segment of society was segregated, from education down to public rest rooms.
In the post-war years, South Africa saw an increase in European immigration. Economically, the country developed from the post-war boom. Internationally, South Africa was respected by the west for it's staunch anti-communist stand.
In the late 1950es, when public attention focussed on decolonization, the South African Apartheid system came under criticism.
In 1961, South Africa proclaimed the REPUBLIC.






EXTERNAL
FILES 		South Africa, History of, from Infoplease
Links on South African History, from Looksmart
DOCUMENTS Flag of South Africa 1910-1994, from FOTW
The National Party's Color Policy, 1948, from Modern History Sourcebook
A.L. Geyer, The Case for Apartheid, Speech 1953, from Modern History Sourcebook
UN General Assembly 3rd Session 1948-1949, Resolution No.227, 265
REFERENCE Robert Ross, A Concise History of South Africa, Cambridge Concise Histories, 1999, 219 pp.
Chapters 24 : The Union of South Africa : Successors to Malan, pp.449-483; 25 : The Union : Country, Towns, and Issues pp.484-515; 26 : The Union : The Blacks and the Browns, pp.516-544; 27 : The Union : Gold, Diamonds, and South West Africa, pp.545-567 in : John Gunther, Inside Africa, NY : Harper & Bros. (1953) 1955 [G]
John Gunther, Meet South Africa, NY : Harper & Brothers 1958 [G]
Article The Union of South Africa, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1950 pp.636-637 (on events in 1949) [G]
Article The Union of South Africa, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1951 pp.641-643 (on events in 1950) [G]
Article The Union of South Africa, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1952 pp.643-645 (on events in 1951) [G]
Article The Union of South Africa, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1953 pp.652-654 (on events in 1952) [G]
Article The Union of South Africa, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1954 pp.655-657 (on events in 1953) [G]
Article The Union of South Africa, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1955 pp.702-704 (on events in 1954) [G]
Article The Union of South Africa, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1956 pp.640-642 (on events in 1955) [G]
Article The Union of South Africa, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1957 pp.703-704 (on events in 1956) [G]
Article The Union of South Africa, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1958 pp.645-646 (on events in 1957) [G]
Article The Union of South Africa, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1959 pp.637-638 (on events in 1958) [G]
Article The Union of South Africa, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1960 pp.639-641 (on events in 1959) [G]
Article The Union of South Africa, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1961 pp.641-643 (on events in 1960) [G]
Article : South Africa, Union of, in : Americana Annual 1957 pp.718-721 (on events of 1956) [G]
Article : South Africa, Union of, in : Americana Annual 1961 pp.683-685 (on events of 1960) [G]



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