The first general election in the Union of South Africa takes place. General Louis Botha becomes first Prime Minister of the Un

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South African History Online. (2012, August 23). The first general election in the Union of South Africa takes place. General Louis Botha becomes first Prime Minister of the Un. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091143

South African History Online (2012) 'The first general election in the Union of South Africa takes place. General Louis Botha becomes first Prime Minister of the Un', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091143 (Accessed: 22 August 2026).

South African History Online, The first general election in the Union of South Africa takes place. General Louis Botha becomes first Prime Minister of the Un [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091143, (accessed 22 August 2026).

"The first general election in the Union of South Africa takes place. General Louis Botha becomes first Prime Minister of the Un." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091143. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "The first general election in the Union of South Africa takes place. General Louis Botha becomes first Prime Minister of the Un." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091143.