Charles Robberts Swart
Former State President of South Africa
Charles Robberts Swart DMS, nicknamed Blackie, was a South African politician who served as the last governor-general of the Union of South Africa from 1959 to 1961 and the first state president of the Republic of South Africa from 1961 to 1967. Wikipedia
Born: December 5, 1894, Winburg, South Africa
Died: July 16, 1982 (age 87 years), Bloemfontein, South Africa
Spouse: Cornelia de Klerk (m. 1924)
Education: Columbia University, University of the Free State, and University of Cambridge
Presidential term: May 31, 1961 – June 1, 1967
Previous offices: State President of South Africa (1961–1967), Governor-General of the Union of South Africa (1960–1961), and Minister of Education (1949–1950)
Height: 6′ 7″