1 Jan New Year's Day.
March / April Easter.
6 April Founder's Day.
April / May Ascension Day.
1 May Worker's Day (Added in 1980s).
31 May Republic Day.
10 Oct Kruger Day.
16 Dec Day of the Covenant.
25 Dec Christmas Day.
26 Dec Boxing Day.
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South Africa was only formed in 1910 and there was never a war between South Africa and Britain, however the British fought wars with the Boers for control of gold and diamond and Zulus for control of Natal before South Africa was formed.
June 16th is known as National Youth Day in South Africa. It started in 1976 when students were fighting against the government.
Charles Robberts Swart became the first State President of South Africa in 1961 and held this office until 1967. The position he held before that was Governor-General of South Africa.
Before he turned to politics, Ghandi worked as a solicitor in South Africa.