C. R. Swart

Charles Robberts Swart
Official portrait, 1960
1st State President of South Africa
In office
31 May 1961 – 1 June 1967
Prime Minister
Preceded by
Succeeded by
9th Governor-General of South Africa
In office
11 December 1959 – 30 April 1961
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterHendrik Verwoerd
Preceded by
Succeeded by
  • Lucas Cornelius Steyn (acting)
  • Himself (as State President)
Minister of Justice
In office
4 June 1948 – 11 December 1959
Prime Minister
Preceded byHarry Lawrence
Succeeded byFrans Erasmus
Minister of Education, Arts and Science
In office
1949–1950
Prime MinisterD. F. Malan
Preceded byAlbert Jacobus Stals
Succeeded byJohannes Hendrikus Viljoen
Personal details
Born(1894-12-05)5 December 1894[1]
Winburg, Orange Free State
Died16 July 1982(1982-07-16) (aged 87)
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State Province, South Africa[2]
Political partyNational Party
Spouse
Cornelia de Klerk
(m. 1924)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of the Free State
Columbia University
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • journalist
  • actor
Signature
NicknameBlackie

Charles Robberts Swart DMS (5 December 1894 – 16 July 1982), nicknamed "Blackie",[3] was a South African politician who served as the last governor-general of the Union of South Africa from 1959 to 1961 and the first state president of the Republic of South Africa from 1961 to 1967.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CBY was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Obituary: Charles Swart, ex-South African leader, Lakeland Ledger, 17 July 1982
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Newsweek was invoked but never defined (see the help page).