Permanent historical factsheet

Statute of Westminster

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

2Records
1933–1948Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1933

James Hertzog1933

Government / Government of South Africa

The Balfour Declaration becomes law & Britain renounces legislation over the Dominions

1948

Daniel Francois Malan1948

Pretoria · Government / Government of South Africa

The Statute of Westminster abolishes the 2/3 majority for constitutional change

Names involved

Daniel Francois MalanJames Hertzog

Provenance

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