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Adv. C.R. Swart resigns as governor-general of SA to become the first state president of SA on 31 May 1961.
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South African History Online. (2012, April 30). Adv. C.R. Swart resigns as governor-general of SA to become the first state president of SA on 31 May 1961. . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082455
South African History Online (2012) 'Adv. C.R. Swart resigns as governor-general of SA to become the first state president of SA on 31 May 1961. ', South African History Online, 30 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082455 (Accessed: 3 October 2026).
South African History Online, Adv. C.R. Swart resigns as governor-general of SA to become the first state president of SA on 31 May 1961. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082455, (accessed 3 October 2026).
"Adv. C.R. Swart resigns as governor-general of SA to become the first state president of SA on 31 May 1961. ." South African History Online, 30 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082455. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Adv. C.R. Swart resigns as governor-general of SA to become the first state president of SA on 31 May 1961. ." South African History Online. April 30, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082455.
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