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| Conference of Customs Botha, Louis |  |
| Reinforces the foundation of the National Convention |
| Constitution Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| 12th Oct Durban Africa 1st day of the convention which determines the Government & constitition of Sth Africa |
| 12th Oct Durban Africa Smuts calls for a constitutional convention |
| 12th Oct Durban Africa Submits his scheme for a Sth African Union to the National Convention |
| 12th Oct Durban Africa The constitutional convention represents 4 colonies, natives of Sth Africa excluded |
| Dec London Africa Smuts & Botha take the Constitution to London, where it is passed by Parliament, & signed into law by Edward VII |
| Dec London Africa The Union of SouthAfrica is born, the Afrikaners hold the key to political power, they forme the largest part of the electorate |
| Convention Constitution Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| 12th Oct Durban Africa Smuts calls for a constitutional convention |
| 12th Oct The convention represents the 4 colonies but natives of Sth Africa are excluded |
| Minister of Defense Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| Appointed Minister of Defense |
| Minister of Interior Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| Appointed Minister of the Interior |
| Minister of Mines Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| Appointed Minister of Mines |
| President Villiers, Henry de | |
| Pretoria Africa Appointed President of the National Convention |
| South African Party Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| To solidify their dominance of SouthAfrican politics, the Afrikaners united to form the SouthAfrican Party, a new pan-SouthAfrican Afrikaner party |
| Unification Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| Submits his scheme for a Sth African Union to the National Convention |
| Dec London Africa Smuts & Botha take the Constitution to London, where it is passed by Parliament, & signed into law by Edward VII |
| Unification Sth Africa Villiers, Henry de | |
| Pretoria Africa Discusses the future of a united Sth Africa |
