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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2013}}{{Use South African English|date=December 2013}}{{Year in South Africa|1959}}The following lists events that happened during 1959 in South Africa. Incumbents- Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II.
- Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa:
- 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
- 5 – 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- 16 March – Tito Mboweni, politician.
Deaths{{Empty section|date=October 2013}}RailwaysLocomotivesThree new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways. - May–July – Seven {{nowrap|Class 1-DH}} Henschel type DH 1420 diesel-hydraulic locomotives.[2]
- November – The first of 115 Class 32-000 General Electric type U18C1 diesel-electric locomotives in South West Africa.[3]
- The first of 135 Class 5E1, Series 1 electric locomotives, an upgraded and more powerful version of the Class 5E.[3][4]
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rafweb.org/Records.htm|title=Records set by the RAF|publisher=Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation|accessdate=10 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812152044/http://www.rafweb.org/Records.htm|archive-date=12 August 2011|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}
2. ^{{Paxton-Bourne|pages=143-144}}
3. ^1 South African Railways Index and Diagrams Electric and Diesel Locomotives, 610mm and 1065mm Gauges, Ref LXD 14/1/100/20, 28 January 1975, as amended
4. ^{{Dulez 150|page=293}}
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