National Party (South Africa)

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The National Party (South Africa) was the Afrikaner-dominated political party that instituted and upheld the apartheid system, ruling the country for much of the 20th century.

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instanceOf political party
alsoKnownAs NP
National Party (South Africa)
surface form: Nasionale Party
cameToPower 1948
coalitionPartnerWith African National Congress
country South Africa
dissolved 1997
ethnicBase Afrikaners
founded 1914
foundedBy J. B. M. Hertzog
governed South Africa
surface form: Republic of South Africa

South Africa
surface form: Union of South Africa
headquartersLocation Cape Town
heldParliamentaryMajorityFrom 1948
heldParliamentaryMajorityUntil 1994
historicalPeriod 20th century
ideology Afrikaner nationalism
Christian nationalism
apartheid
conservatism
implementedPolicy Bantu Education Act
Group Areas Act
Population Registration Act
apartheid system
pass laws
racial segregation laws
lostPower 1994
mergedInto National Party (South Africa) self-linksurface differs
surface form: New National Party (South Africa)
notableEvent negotiations to end apartheid
notableLeader D. F. Malan
F. W. de Klerk
Hendrik Verwoerd
P. W. Botha
officialLanguage Afrikaans
opposedBy African National Congress
Pan Africanist Congress
United Democratic Front
participatedIn Government of National Unity (South Africa)
National Party (South Africa) self-linksurface differs
surface form: South African general election, 1948

South African general election, 1989
South African general election, 1994
position right-wing
predecessor South African Party
presidentFrom F. W. de Klerk
primeMinisterFrom B. J. Vorster
D. F. Malan
Hendrik Verwoerd
J. G. Strijdom
P. W. Botha
signed agreements leading to 1994 democratic elections
statePresidentFrom B. J. Vorster
D. F. Malan
F. W. de Klerk
Hendrik Verwoerd
J. G. Strijdom
P. W. Botha
successor National Party (South Africa) self-linksurface differs
surface form: New National Party (South Africa)
supportedPolicy separate development
white minority rule
withdrewFrom Government of National Unity (South Africa)
withdrewFromGovernmentYear 1996

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Afrikaners politicalPartyAssociation National Party (South Africa)
National Party (South Africa) mergedInto National Party (South Africa) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: New National Party (South Africa)
National Party (South Africa) alsoKnownAs National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: Nasionale Party
National Party (South Africa) participatedIn National Party (South Africa) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: South African general election, 1948
National Party (South Africa) successor National Party (South Africa) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: New National Party (South Africa)
J. B. M. Hertzog memberOf National Party (South Africa)
D. F. Malan memberOfPoliticalParty National Party (South Africa)
D. F. Malan memberOfPoliticalParty National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party (Reunited National Party)
Hendrik Verwoerd memberOfPoliticalParty National Party (South Africa)
South African Party succeededBy National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party
South African Party opposedBy National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party
NP mergedInto National Party (South Africa)
subject surface form: National Party
this entity surface form: New National Party
NP renamed National Party (South Africa)
subject surface form: National Party
this entity surface form: New National Party
Government of National Unity (South Africa) includedParty National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party
South African general election, 1989 mainGoverningPartyBeforeElection National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party
South African general election, 1989 mainGoverningPartyAfterElection National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party
South African general election, 1989 wonBy National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party
South African general election, 1994 secondPlaceParty National Party (South Africa)
J. G. Strijdom memberOfPoliticalParty National Party (South Africa)
B. J. Vorster politicalParty National Party (South Africa)
P. W. Botha politicalParty National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party
F. W. de Klerk memberOfPoliticalParty National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party
F. W. de Klerk memberOfPoliticalParty National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: New National Party
Umkhonto we Sizwe opposedTo National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party government of South Africa
Wilhelmina Jacoba Neethling associatedWith National Party (South Africa)
United Party (South Africa) precededBy National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party (South Africa, 1914)
United Party (South Africa) mergedFrom National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party (South Africa, 1914)
United Party (South Africa) opposedBy National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party (South Africa, 1914)
Afrikaner nationalism associatedWith National Party (South Africa)
Daniel François Malan memberOfPoliticalParty National Party (South Africa)
Die Transvaler politicalAlignment National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party
Die Transvaler foundedBy National Party (South Africa)
Die Transvaler associatedWith National Party (South Africa)
Verwoerd memberOfPoliticalParty National Party (South Africa)
subject surface form: Hendrik Verwoerd
Verwoerd hasNotableAssociation National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party government of South Africa
Betsie Verwoerd associatedWith National Party (South Africa)
Dominion of South Africa majorPoliticalParty National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party
Soweto Uprising opponent National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party government
anti-apartheid movement opposed National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party government of South Africa
Charles Robberts Swart memberOfPoliticalParty National Party (South Africa)
United Party precededBy National Party (South Africa)
subject surface form: United Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: Hertzog National Party faction
United Party lostPowerTo National Party (South Africa)
subject surface form: United Party (South Africa)
United Party mainOpponent National Party (South Africa)
subject surface form: United Party (South Africa)
United Party splitFrom National Party (South Africa)
subject surface form: United Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party (South Africa) – Hertzog faction
Separate Amenities Act governingPartyAtEnactment National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party
Act No. 30 of 1950 politicalPartyInPower National Party (South Africa)
Immorality Act supportedBy National Party (South Africa)
this entity surface form: National Party government
Conservative Party (South Africa) splitFrom National Party (South Africa)
Democratic Party (South Africa) opposed National Party (South Africa)
Azanian People’s Liberation Army opposedTo National Party (South Africa)