Union of South Africa
Britishnoun
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The building was completed in 1884 and in 1910, following the compromise that saw the creation of the Union of South Africa, parliament remained in Cape Town but the country was governed from Pretoria.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2022
The last Boers to surrender, the bittereinders, helped to form the government of the new Union of South Africa in 1910; they were the bedrock of the National Party on which apartheid was built.
From The Guardian • Mar. 30, 2019
In March 1917, the white-run parliament of the Union of South Africa, then a British imperial dominion, paid tribute to the dead.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2017
The demonstrations have triggered similar reactions elsewhere, with a statue outside parliament of Afrikaner Boer war hero and former prime minister of the Union of South Africa, Louis Botha, vandalized with paint.
From Reuters • Apr. 9, 2015
The country which was distracted by the conflicting ideals and interests of its different Governments and peoples has become the Union of South Africa.
From The Petticoat Commando Boer Women in Secret Service by Brandt, Johanna
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