South African Party
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The South African Party was a major early 20th-century political party that governed the Union of South Africa and promoted a policy of white unity and gradual segregation before being succeeded by the National Party.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South African Party (Cape Colony) | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct political party
ⓘ
political party ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| aimedFor | reconciliation between Afrikaners and English-speakers ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Dominion of South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa
|
| foundedBy |
Jan Smuts
ⓘ
Louis Botha ⓘ |
| governanceApproach |
compromise between Afrikaner and British interests
ⓘ
gradualist approach to segregation ⓘ |
| governed |
Dominion of South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa
|
| headquartersLocation | Cape Town ⓘ |
| heldOffice | Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Boer War reconciliation ⓘ |
| ideology |
liberal-conservative
ⓘ
segregationism ⓘ white unity ⓘ |
| languageOfSupportBase |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| leader |
Jan Smuts
ⓘ
Louis Botha ⓘ |
| mergedInto | United Party ⓘ |
| notableMember |
J. B. M. Hertzog
ⓘ
Jan Smuts ⓘ Louis Botha ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Dominion of South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa
|
| opposedBy |
Labour Party (South Africa)
ⓘ
National Party (South Africa) ⓘ
surface form:
National Party
|
| participatedIn | South African general elections ⓘ |
| policyOnRace |
gradual extension of segregation laws
ⓘ
maintenance of white political dominance ⓘ |
| position | centre-right ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Afrikaner Bond
ⓘ
South African Party self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
South African Party (Cape Colony)
|
| promotedPolicy |
gradual segregation
ⓘ
white unity ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
National Party (South Africa)
ⓘ
surface form:
National Party
United Party ⓘ |
| supportBase |
white Afrikaners
ⓘ
white English-speaking South Africans ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
South African Party (Cape Colony)
subject surface form:
National Party