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Unification
History of South Africa
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| | 1840 | Pretorius, Andries Wilhemus Jacobus | |
| Transvaal Africa Persuades Boer settlers in Transvaal to unite with Natal
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| 1907 | Botha, Louis | |
| Botha's party forms the National Convention for Sth African unity
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| 1907 | Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| Favors unitary rather than federal government for a future unified Sth Africa
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| 1908 | Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| Submits his scheme for a Sth African Union to the National Convention
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| Dec London Africa Smuts & Botha take the constitution to London, where it is passed by Parliament, & signed into law by Edward VII
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| 1908 | Villiers, Henry de | |
| Pretoria Africa Discusses the future of a united Sth Africa
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| 1910 | Botha, Louis | |
| Transvaal Africa 1st Prime Minister of the Union Government, in the Transvaal
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| The British Parliament ratifies the National Convention's unified government
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| 31st May Pretoria Africa Composed of Natal, Cape of Good Hope, Orange Free State & the Transvaal
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| 31st May Pretoria Africa Proclamation of the Union of Sth Africa
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