National Party caucus in Parliament
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The National Party caucus in Parliament was the parliamentary grouping of South Africa’s ruling National Party, which implemented and defended the country’s apartheid policies during much of the 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Party caucus in Parliament canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | parliamentary caucus ⓘ |
| associatedWith | National Party (South Africa) ⓘ |
| composedOf |
New Zealand National Party
ⓘ
surface form:
National Party Members of Parliament
|
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| endTime | 1994 ⓘ |
| governedArea |
South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of South Africa
Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa
|
| historicalContext | apartheid era in South Africa ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | central instrument of apartheid governance ⓘ |
| ideology |
apartheid
ⓘ
racial segregation ⓘ white minority rule ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of South Africa ⓘ |
| location | Cape Town ⓘ |
| metIn |
Parliament House, Cape Town
ⓘ
surface form:
Houses of Parliament, Cape Town
|
| notableLeader |
B. J. Vorster
ⓘ
D. F. Malan ⓘ F. W. de Klerk ⓘ Hendrik Verwoerd ⓘ J. G. Strijdom ⓘ P. W. Botha ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
African National Congress
ⓘ
Progressive Party (South Africa) ⓘ United Party (South Africa) ⓘ |
| partOf | National Party organization ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
Afrikaner nationalist
ⓘ
conservative ⓘ right-wing ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | ruling party caucus ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | parliamentary system of South Africa ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
governing caucus in Parliament of South Africa
ⓘ
majority caucus in the House of Assembly of South Africa ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
coordinate parliamentary strategy of the National Party
ⓘ
support National Party government legislation ⓘ |
| role |
defended apartheid policies
ⓘ
implemented apartheid policies ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
constitutional reforms of the 1980s
ⓘ
introduction of apartheid legislation after 1948 election ⓘ negotiations to end apartheid in early 1990s ⓘ passage of Bantu Education Act ⓘ passage of Group Areas Act ⓘ passage of Population Registration Act ⓘ |
| startTime | 1948 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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