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1979 South African presidential election, a Common card
The 1979 South African presidential election pitted the President of the South African Senate Marais Viljoen, backed by the ruling National Party, against the former United Party leader De Villiers Graaff, backed by the New Republic Party, and the Deputy Chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand, Guerino…
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 41
- DEF
- 19
- Power
- 60
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,400
Power 60 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 5 % of WikiCards cards.
1979 South African presidential election quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the 1979 South African presidential election card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Both Bozzoli and Graaff had already been candidates for the presidential election of ______ 1978.
Answer
September. Both Bozzoli and Graaff had already been candidates for the presidential election of September 1978. From the 1979 South African presidential election article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In accordance with the South African Constitution of ____, the State President, a largely ceremonial post, was elected by a joint sitting of both houses of the South African Parliament.
Answer
1960s. In accordance with the South African Constitution of 1961, the State President, a largely ceremonial post, was elected by a joint sitting of both houses of the South African Parliament. From the 1979 South African presidential election article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Lorna Fitzsimons. Lorna Fitzsimons 49 · 250th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion 45 · 1979 South African presidential election 41 · Oświęcim Castle 38 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In accordance with the South African Constitution of 1961, the State President, a largely ceremonial post, was elected by a joint sitting of both houses of the South African Parliament.
- Both Bozzoli and Graaff had already been candidates for the presidential election of September 1978.
- The election, following the resignation of State President and former Prime Minister B. J. Vorster less than a year after his election, was won by Marais Viljoen, who had been Acting State President in his capacity as President of the Senate since June 4.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The 1979 South African presidential election article was read about 1,400 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 41 and blocks with 19: each hit it takes is cut by 8 %.
How to get 1979 South African presidential election
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Text : Wikipedia, 1979 South African presidential election (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Liambaker98, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
