{"slug": "prime-minister-of-south-africa", "label": "Prime Minister of South Africa", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_South_Africa", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1511951", "qid": "Q1511951", "description": "position", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1915, 1978], "span_label": ["1915 CE", "1978 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 4}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "p-w-botha", "label": "P. W. Botha", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1915, "year_label": "1915 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 1", "text": "May 1 – General Louis Botha, Prime Minister of South Africa, leads the army in the occupation of German South West Africa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373518749#May", "title": "1915", "revid": 1373518749, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1924, "year_label": "1924 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 30", "text": "June 30 – J. B. M. Hertzog becomes the third Prime Minister of South Africa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372136634#June", "title": "1924", "revid": 1372136634, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1950, "year_label": "1950 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "September 11", "text": "September 11 – Jan Smuts, 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1870)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371638577#September", "title": "1950", "revid": 1371638577, "section": "Deaths › September"}}, {"year": 1958, "year_label": "1958 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 2", "text": "September 2 – Hendrik Verwoerd becomes the 6th Prime Minister of South Africa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371827125#September", "title": "1958", "revid": 1371827125, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1966, "year_label": "1966 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 12", "text": "September 12 – B. J. Vorster becomes the new Prime Minister of South Africa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370246126#September", "title": "1966", "revid": 1370246126, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1978, "year_label": "1978 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 9", "text": "October 9 – P.W. Botha succeeds John Vorster as Prime Minister of South Africa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370022681#October", "title": "1978", "revid": 1370022681, "section": "Events › October"}}]}