Charles Robberts Swart
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Charles Robberts Swart (1894 - 1982) was the last Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and the first State President of the Republic of South Africa. He was also the South African Minister of Justice from 1948 till his appointment to the post of Governor General in 1959
A longtime National Party politician, he was appointed Governor General in 1959. After whites voted in the 1960 South Africa referendum to sever South Africa's links with the British monarchy, Swart was chosen to be the Republic's first State President in 1961. This convention became common in other former Commonwealth Realms. Swart held this new office until 1967.
| Preceded by: Lucas Cornelius Steyn |
Governor-General of South Africa 1959–1961 |
Succeeded by: — |
| Preceded by: — |
State President of South Africa 1961–1967 |
Succeeded by: Jozua François Naudé |
| Presidents of South Africa | ||
| 1961-1994 | Charles Robberts Swart | Jozua François Naudé (acting) | Jacobus Johannes Fouché | Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs | Marais Viljoen (acting) | B.J. Vorster | Marais Viljoen | Pieter Willem Botha | Frederik Willem de Klerk |
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| 1994– | Nelson Mandela | Thabo Mbeki |
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