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C. R. Swart
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<p>Charles Robberts Swart <a href="/facts/Decoration_for_Meritorious_Services/xzqwu9E9">DMS</a> (5 December 1894 – 16 July 1982), nicknamed "Blackie", was a South African politician who served as the last <a href="/facts/Governor-general_of_the_Union_of_South_Africa/Vwl6vToE">governor-general of the Union of South Africa</a> from 1959 to 1961 and the <a href="/facts/State_President_of_South_Africa/3EoTyoQQ">first</a> <a href="/facts/State_President_of_South_Africa/3EoTyoQQ">state president</a> of the <a href="/facts/South_Africa/vvXQpLgq">Republic of South Africa</a> from 1961 to 1967. </p>