South Africa (Fascist Coup Britain)

The Union of South Africa is the southernmost nation in Africa, and a member of the Commonwealth.

History
Whilst South Africa had gained sovereignty following the Statute of Westminster the Fascist Coup of 1936 in Britain saw it become a founding member of the Commonwealth with South African forces playing a key role in the Colonial Wars where they cooperated heavily with Rhodesian forces in the African campaigns. The fascist coup also saw the addition of Bechuanaland as a additional state within the Union.

Following the end of the Second World War with Boer nationalism on the rise the highly contentious 1948 elections resulted in a narrow win for the United Party and its allies, however with many allegations of Commonwealth organised fraud being alleged. These elections ensured the United Party maintained a hold on power for the subsequent 15 years.

The 1963 elections brought an end to 15 years of United Party rule with the election of the National Party to power, however the National Party's policies of apartheid and republicanism proved highly controversial internationally and resulted in a Commonwealth intervention and annulment of the elections. This intervention proved equally controversial, with the Commonwealth facing significant criticism for such blatant meddling in another countries affairs, however little action was pursued against the Commonwealth due to its repealing of all laws aimed at establishing apartheid.

Commonwealth intervention also led to significant political reform of South Africa with the Commonwealth imposing a new constitution on the country which brought about a transition to majority rule with the nations black majority being given the vote for the first time. Following the creation of this new constitutions fresh elections were held in 1965 which produced a majority for the United SA alliance of the United Party and the ANC allowing ANC leader Albert Lutuli to be elected South Africa's first non-white Prime Minister.