1931 ⟶ South Africa Gains Independence from the United Kingdom

Independence of South Africa.
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1910
1931
1964

🇿🇦 Establishment of the Union of South Africa

May 31: Union of South Africa is created.⟶
Establishment of the Union of South Africa (1910)
ColonialismApartheidBritish EmpireSouth African HistoryPolitical UnionSelf-governance
South AfricaSouth AfricaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇿🇦 South Africa Gains Independence from the United Kingdom

Independence of South Africa.⟶
South Africa Gains Independence from the United Kingdom (1931)
IndependenceDecolonizationBritish EmpireCommonwealthImperialismNationalismSouth African History
South AfricaSouth AfricaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🤝 British Commonwealth of Nations Established & South Africa's Independence Granted

December 11: Statute of Westminster creates the British Commonwealth of Nations. Independence of South Africa.⟶
British Commonwealth of Nations Established & South Africa's Independence Granted (1931)
DecolonizationCommonwealthBritish EmpireIndependenceSelf-governanceInternational RelationsDiplomacyImperialism
United KingdomUnited KingdomSouth AfricaSouth AfricaCanadaCanadaAustraliaAustraliaNew ZealandNew ZealandIrelandIreland

🇲🇼 Malawi Gains Independence

July 6: Independence of Malawi.⟶
Malawi Gains Independence (1964)
IndependenceDecolonizationAfrican HistoryPost-ColonialismNationalismBritish EmpireCold War
MalawiMalawiUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom