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South Africa became a fully self-governing Dominion on 31 May 1910 as the Union of South Africa, comprising the Cape Colony (subsequently Cape Province), Transvaal, Orange River Colony (henceforth the Orange Free State, its old name before British annexation) and Natal.
On 31 May 1961 it became the Republic of South Africa, leaving the Commonwealth rather than face expulsion for its then white minority government's apartheid policy of racial segregation.
If your question is "When did South Africa become a MULTI-racial democratic republic?" the answer is: "27 April 1994".
If your question is "When did South Africa become a democratic REPUBLIC?" the answer is "May 31st 1961" which is when South Africa transitioned from a self governing Dominion in the British Empire to a republic. Of course, only the white population could vote, but the country had a well-established democratic parliamentary system.
If your question is, "When did South Africa become DEMOCRATIC?", well again that depends on how wide or narrow your definition of democracy is. Technically, a democratic parliamentary system was created when South Africa became a Union on the 31st May 1910. Again, only the white MEN were allowed to vote. Voting was extended to (white) WOMEN in 1930.
The question is slightly vague and there is no one single answer. From a purely semantic perspective, the strictly correct answer is May 31st 1961, but I'm guessing you really mean non-racial democracy with would be 27 April 1994.
South Africa officially became a democratic nation on the 27th of April 1994
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