1959 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1959 in South Africa.
- Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II.
- Governor-General:
- until 25 November: Ernest George Jansen.
- 25 November – 11 December: Lucas Cornelius Steyn.
- starting 11 December: Charles Robberts Swart.
- Prime Minister: Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd.
- Chief Justice: Henry Allan Fagan then Lucas Cornelius Steyn.
Events
- April
- 6 – The Pan-Africanist Congress led by Robert Sobukwe secedes from the African National Congress.
- July
- 9 – Wing Commander Michael Beetham flying a Royal Air Force Vickers Valiant sets a record of 11 hours 27 minutes for a non-stop London-Cape Town flight.[1]
- August
- 11 – Members of the United Party led by Helen Suzman secede and form the Progressive Party.
- December
- 1 – Twelve countries, including South Africa, the United States and the Soviet Union, sign the Antarctic Treaty.
- 11 – Charles Robberts Swart is appointed the 11th Governor-General of the Union of South Africa.
- 12 – The 47th Annual Conference of the African National Congress takes place in Durban.
- Unknown date
- Papwa Sewgolum, a South African Indian golfer, wins the Dutch Open tournament.
Births
- 1 January – Thulas Nxesi, national minister
- 7 January – Peter Mokaba, member of the South African parliament, deputy minister in the government of Nelson Mandela (d. 2002)
- 14 March – Tertius Bosch, cricketer.
- 16 March – Tito Mboweni, politician.
- 4 April – Kenneth Segal, South African-born Israeli industrial designer and educator
- 7 April – Etsko Schuitema, Afrikaner businessman
- 21 April – Manne Dipico, politician
- 16 September – Dave Richardson (cricketer), cricketer.
- 18 November – Christine Barkhuizen le Roux, writer (d. 2020)[2]
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