<Tr> <Th> Succession </Th> <Td> Executive State President of South Africa </Td> </Tr> <P> The Prime Minister of South Africa (Afrikaans: Eerste Minister van Suid - Afrika) was the head of government in South Africa between 1910 and 1984 . </P> <P> The position of Prime Minister was established in 1910, when the Union of South Africa was formed . He was appointed by the head of state--the Governor - General until 1961 and the State President after South Africa became a republic in 1961 . In practice, he was the leader of the majority party or coalition in the House of Assembly . The first Prime Minister was Louis Botha, a former Boer general and war hero during the Second Boer War . He was the country's leading political figure and de facto chief executive, with powers similar to those of his British counterpart . </P> <P> The position of Prime Minister was abolished in 1984, when the State President was given executive powers after a new constitution was adopted--effectively merging the powers of the Prime Minister with those of the State President . The last Prime Minister, Pieter Willem Botha, became the first executive State President after the constitutional reform . </P>

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