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
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
In 1910, the Boer republics were joined into a self-governing Union of South Africa, which was controlled by the British.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
In the face of these figures you can readily see what an economic advantage is accruing to the Union of South Africa with reference to the whole vexing question of coal supply.
From An African Adventure by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick
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