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Reform of Parliament

South Africa · Government / Government of South Africa. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1936–1959Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1936

James Hertzog1936

Pretoria · Government / Government of South Africa

Presents the Natives Representation Bill to a sitting of both Houses of Parliament.

1959

Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd1959

Pretoria · Government / Government of South Africa

A Bill is passed which abolishes all native representation in Parliament

Names involved

Hendrik Frensch VerwoerdJames Hertzog

Provenance

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