Ruler · 1915 – 1983

John Vorster

Lived 1915 – 1983; politician. Prime Minister of South Africa of Union of South Africa, 1966 – 1978. The atlas files them under British Empire.

Wikidata's English label: B. J. Vorster.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1915 – 1983; 68 years
In office: 12 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Union of South Africa
Left it: resigned; the ruler's own article

Prime Minister of South Africa

Union of South Africa · the 11th of 11 dated reigns · 1919 – 1978

7 before

Elizabeth II1952 – 1961

J. G. Strijdom1954 – 1958

Hendrik Verwoerd1958 – 1966

John Vorster1966 – 1978

killed, executed or dead in battledied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1966 – 1978 · 12 years · came to it aged 51

Left it: resignedread from the ruler's own article

the article also: resigned

He resigned the premiership in favour of the ceremonial state presidency, from which he was forced out as well eight months later.

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