1939 in South Africa

1939 in South Africa

"See also:"
1938 in South Africa,
other events of 1939,
1940 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

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* 2 September - James Hertzog puts his case to the National Assembly for South Africa to remain neutral in the Second World War against Jan Smuts who supports a Commonwealth alliance
* 4 September - Jan Smuts becomes the 4th Prime Minister of South Africa for the second time
* 5 September - The National Assembly votes on a motion whether or not to join the war and Jan Smuts wins by 13 votes
* 6 September - The Union of South Africa declares war on Germany

Births

Deaths

* 16 October - Charlotte Maxeke, religious leader and political activist, dies in Johannesburg at the age of 65


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