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How long did he serve as South Africa's governor-general?

  • 5 years

  • 7 years

  • 10 years

  • 3 years

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Sir John Robert Chancellor served as South Africa's governor-general for five years, from 1908 to 1913. He was a British diplomat and politician who had previously served as governor of the Gold Coast and the Straits Settlements. Chancellor was a supporter of imperial federation and believed that the British Empire should be a united political and economic entity.
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