1 Prep the Surface. A successful paint job starts with properly preparing the surface you're going to paint. That means you must scrape, sand, patch, and fill every hole, crack, dent, and surface imperfection. This isn't the fun part of painting a room, but it is the most important part.
During an effort to delay an immediate transition to black majority rule, Rhodesia's predominantly white government issued its own Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965.
31 May 1961 is recognized as the official date of Independence as South Africa became a Republic on that date. The Republic of South Africa as it is today did not gain independence fully at a single point in history.Rather, it went through a series of transitions. It first gained partial independence from Britain on 31 May 1910.Then it formed the Union of South Africa under partial British and Dutch rule. It then gained further independence from the statue of Westminster on 11 December 1931.1 May 1961 is recognized as the official date of Independence as South Africa became a Republic on that date. The Republic of South Africa as it is today did not gain independence fully at a single point in history.