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| 1960 | Verwoerd, Hendrik Frensch |  |
| 20th Jan During a vote of confidence Verwoerd announces a referendum on the republic |
| April The Referendum Act is passed |
| 3rd Aug Verwoerd announces the referendum on a republic will be held 5th October |
| 5th Oct 90.5% of whites vote, 850,458 in favour of a republic & 775,878 against |
| 5th Oct Wins a small majority of white referendum votes to Sth Africa out of the Commonwealth |
| 1977 | Vorster, Balthazar Johannes | |
| The UN & SWAPO reject the results of white acceptance of the constitutional referendum |
| 1992 | Klerk, Frederik Willem de | |
| Pretoria Africa A white referendum gives a mandate to end white minority rule & begin power sharing |
