UP
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UP was a major South African political party that dominated the country’s politics for much of the mid-20th century before being displaced by the National Party.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1934 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1977 ⓘ |
| dominantPeriodInGovernment | 1934–1948 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
J.B.M. Hertzog
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jan Smuts NERFINISHED ⓘ leaders of the National Party (Hertzog faction) ⓘ leaders of the South African Party ⓘ |
| fullName | United Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOfficeOf | ruling party of South Africa ⓘ |
| ideology |
South African liberalism
ⓘ
conservatism ⓘ liberal conservatism ⓘ |
| leader |
De Villiers Graaff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
J.B.M. Hertzog NERFINISHED ⓘ J.G.N. Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Smuts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostPowerTo | National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRival |
Herenigde Nasionale Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSplit |
defections to the Progressive Party
ⓘ
formation of the United Party (Reconstituted) in 1975 ⓘ |
| originatedFromMergerOf |
National Party (Hertzog faction)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryChamber | House of Assembly of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodAsOfficialOpposition | 1948–1977 ⓘ |
| placeFounded | Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyOnApartheid | opposed formal apartheid but supported racial segregation in practice ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-right ⓘ |
| predecessor |
National Party (Hertzog faction)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterProvided |
J.B.M. Hertzog
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jan Smuts NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Smuts (second term 1939–1948) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline | inability to present clear alternative to apartheid ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | electoral decline and internal fragmentation by the 1970s ⓘ |
| representedConstituency |
mainly white English-speaking South Africans
ⓘ
moderate Afrikaners ⓘ |
| servedAs | official opposition party in South Africa ⓘ |
| shortName | UP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stanceOnCommonwealth | pro-British ⓘ |
| stanceOnMonarchy | supportive of the British Crown (before republic) ⓘ |
| successor |
Democratic Party (South Africa, 1973)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Republic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Progressive Federal Party (indirectly, via realignments) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedWar | Allied war effort in World War II ⓘ |
| yearLostPower | 1948 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
United Party (South Africa)